Every Last Drop : Bringing Clean Water Home , livre ebook

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Every Last Drop
Why would anyone want to
own the rain?
What does fog taste like?
Which city recycles sewage as
drinking water?
What’s a qanat?
michelle mulder
has been a clean-water advocate ever
Water — don’t take it
since she got a dangerous water-borne
id you know that kids are
illness in Peru. Friends and family in
for granted.
the ones who bring home
Victoria, British Columbia, are used
Communities around the world find fresh new ways to quench their thirst.
drinking water for millions
to her traveling everywhere by bicycle
D
Every Last Drop of families around the world?
and showing up for events with a
Every Last Drop celebrates water in
banged-up metal water bottle in hand.
bringing clean water home
a variety of cultures—from the lake
She is the author of Pedal It!, Brilliant!,
water guzzled by early humans to
Not a Chance, Out of the Box, After
michelle mulder
the filtered water we keep in our
Peaches and several other books for
fridges, from reservoirs to treatment
young people. For more information,
plants to sewers—and shows you
please visit www.michellemulder.com.
how people seek out and care for
front cover images by getty images and
dr ea mstime.
the precious liquid that gives us life.
back cover images (top left to right): gastón
castaño, jim holmes, green empowerment/evan
sabogal, (bottom left to right): centre for
affordable water & sanitation technology
(cawst), dreamstime, getty images
jacket design by teresa bubela
printed in canada
Small steps toward big changes.
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Text copyright © 2014 Michelle Mulder
Orca Book Publishers gratefully acknowledges the support for
its publishing programs provided by the following agencies:
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in writing from the publisher. Cover images by Getty Images and Dreamstime
Back cover images (top left to right): Gastón Castaño, Jim Holmes,
Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication Green Empowerment/Evan Sabogal; (bottom left to right): Centre
for Affordable Water & Sanitation Technology (CAWST),
Mulder, Michelle, 1976-, author
Dreamstime, Getty Images
Every last drop : bringing clean water home / Michelle Mulder.
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Design and production by Teresa Bubela and Jenn Playford
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued also in electronic format.
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First published in the United States, 2014
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013951377
Summary: Clean water is a precious resource in a thirsty world.
Ninety-seven percent of Earth's water is in our oceans. Fresh
water—like this spring in São Tomé and Principe—is precious.
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