Posts by Nancy Bo Flood
Rain’s surprise role in water pollution
When rain falls on concrete, asphalt, tilled fields or barren soil, it is immediately recycled as surface water; there is no time for cleaning. Currently, the biggest contributor to pollution…
Read MorePleased to meet you, Farmington
The public library of Farmington, New Mexico has deemed me their “star author” for Nov. 2-3. A library presentation for parents and teachers, followed by workshops at McCormick Elementary and…
Read MoreSavoring Miranda Paul’s refreshing water book
I’m pleased to have Miranda Paul on my water team. She has written Water is Water. This is an excellent picture book, beautifully illustrated by Jason Chin. This title will…
Read MoreGoing out costs a lot (of water)
A lot of water is necessary to manufacture “things,” such as the shirt you are wearing. That shirt? About 700 gallons. How much water does it take to make a…
Read MoreHappy birthday, Clean Water Act!
America celebrated an important birthday this week. The Clean Water Act turned 43. Essentially, the law said water belonged to everyone. Public waterways couldn’t be used by businesses as liquid…
Read MoreThe USBBY ‘war panel’ spoke for peace
This smiling trio might be named “the war panel.” Nancy Bo Flood, Lyn Miller-Lachman, and Terry Farish presented different perspectives about three war situations and the disconnecting effects on children…
Read MoreTalking about why water matters
Sharing water. Sharing ideas. Read Water Runs Through This Book, then check out these questions. When you’re discussing this book, you’re discussing our future.
Read MoreWater on your head? An umbrella won’t help here
One gallon of water weighs 8.3 pounds (3.76 kg). Hold that on top of your head and walk around for a few hours. Not fun! How much water would you…
Read MoreSharing Warriors in the Crossfire in New York City
If you are attending the USBBY-IBBY International Board on Books Regional Conference in New York City October 16-19, I hope you’ll attend my presentation. With authors Terry Farish and Elsa Marston, I’ll…
Read MoreWater of all temperatures chills us out
New studies show that our brain neurons are “hardwired” to respond to the sounds, smells, and feel of water. Relax in a hot bath, splash through a puddle, sit by…
Read MoreTurning fog into much-needed water
People who live in the driest desert on earth use huge nets to catch fog and “harvest” water. The Atacama in Chile is an “absolute desert,” but over one million…
Read MoreHow much water do you use daily?
Most people in the United States use about 100 gallons of water each day. People who do not have “running water” use less than five gallons of water a day.…
Read MoreCounting your blessings, drop by drop
What if you turned on the faucet—and nothing came out? Flush the toilet. No water there either. Hmmm. . . Try all the faucets in the house and school. Nothing!…
Read MoreTaking the too-long walk for water
Add up all the miles women and children in South Africa walk. For water. Every day. Sixteen trips to the moon and back, Every day, For water. from page 41,…
Read MoreWatersheds: the neighborhoods built around moisture
Rain falls, washes into streams or soaks into the earth, and joins with water from many places to support an environmental community, a watershed. A watershed includes all the plants,…
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