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Making a splash: How humans consume, control and care for water (Orca Timeline #9)
By Colleen Nelson. 2025
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Environment, Science and technology, Nature, Adventure and exploration, Social issues
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
From where we live to what we eat, water plays a vital role in our survival. Since ancient times, water's…
life-giving power has inspired people's spiritual beliefs. It has influenced how humans migrated around the world. Recently, human ingenuity has taken water from a drinking source to an energy source, though not without consequences. As our population grows, cities expand and climate changes, what is the future of water? Innovations are making water equitable and accessible for all. Water warriors, determined to repair, protect and conserve water, are also shifting the mindset from humans needing water to water needing us. Making a Splash: How Humans Consume, Conserve and Care for Water looks at what has been done in the past and what can be done in the future to ensure the health and prosperity of our blue planet
Making a splash: how humans consume, control and care for water (Orca timeline #9)
By Colleen Nelson. 2025
DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Environment, Social issues, Nature, Science and technology, Adventure and exploration
Human-narrated audio
"Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it."
A Dinosaur's Day: Spinosaurus Makes a Splash (A Dinosaur's Day)
By Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia. 2024
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Adventure and exploration, Dinosaurs, Nature
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
A series of picture books that teach children about dinosaurs through a narrative story, plus additional facts, and information about…
what they just learned.These picture books will teach children about dinosaurs through a story! Marie Bollmann's beautiful illustrations are friendly and fun (but still technically correct!), and each story will end with a working spread on dinosaurs doing what DK does best—using photography and illustrations to teach children incredible facts that deepen their knowledge of a well-loved subject.In this installment, follow a day in the life of a hungry Spinosaurus as it heads underwater in search of its next tasty snack.