by, Caroline

This book is about a subject everyone is familiar with: water. It is what I am using as the core resource to build al of my lessons around., It is from an American Indian perpective , and the main character is a strong girl.

This is a wonderful book that I have used in my classroom at the start of a service project we did, raising money to send to Africa for a fresh water initiative. This story is a window because it shows African culture, and its main character is another strong girl.

This book is about water resources around the world and is important for teaching global citizenship.

This book is a non fiction story with the exact theme of the unit. It depicts actual photos of people all over the world drinking water; great for building cutural connections.

This is a story about Native American culture. It doesn't have a water theme, but it does have a cultural connection as well as the familiarity of family and food.

This book is a "window" for children to see into the native American culture, but I also think of it as a "door." It helps bring awareness to real life problems people face regarding something so easy to take for granted, and this may lead a student who hears to story to do something about it. It is a look through a window and an open door for opportunity.

by, Linda Sue Park

This is another story about African culture and how much work it takes to get clean water. This is a window story to learn about a basic need for everyone and what others go through to get it in places around the world.

This is another story about the native america culture and the importance of water conservation.

This is a story about children in Afric who are facing something that may be familiar to students who read it in americ. It is about a drought and what th people in the boys village have to go through to obtain water, the resource everyone needs.

This story shows water is all of its basic forms, and the illustrations are depicting children with many different backgrounds. It can be a mirror story for a lot of children.