"This picture book poetically explores the many things water can be--from home maker and ship breaker to cloud fluffer and fire snuffer. Backmatter provides additional explanations."-- Provided by publisher.

A young child describes some of the many ways water is used.

Fascinated by the fact that humans are made mostly of water, a boy develops an unusual relationship with it once he stops being afraid.

"On a searing summer Friday, Eddie Chapman has been stuck for hours in a traffic jam. There are accidents along the highway, but ambulances and police are conspicuously absent. When he decides to abandon his car and run home, he sees that the trees along the edge of a stream have been burnt, and the water in the streambed is gone. Something has gone very wrong. When he arrives home, the power is out and there is no running water. The pipes everywhere,...

"Introduces various aspects of water in rhyming verse including: the water cycle, states of matter, and the importance of water in our lives."-- Provided by publisher.

"After a storm in her town, Vivi and her classmates volunteer to help clean up at the beach. When they arrive, the beach looks different from their last visit. Where did the sand dunes and tide pools go? Along with her classmates, Vivi learns about the forces of wind and water--and how those forces constantly change the world!"-- Front jacket flap.

Twins Sydney and Simon learn about the water cycle and use science, technology, engineering, arts, and math to solve the problem of their stuck window and thirsty flowers.

When her little sister, Akeer, becomes sick when they are returning home from the water hole, Nya must carry her and the water back to their village, one step at a time.

Charlie, a boy with autism, describes what his life is like with his twin sister Callie, who does not have autism, and explains how water--whether in a pool, a tub, or in the aquarium--is like a warm hug, which settles him down and calms his mind, allowing him to focus and cope.

As ever growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers from one to ten, the water dwindles.