Beyond Boundaries · Essays and Tidbits From Nancy Bo Flood
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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!…
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