Description
Do you know your watershed address?
We all have one, whether we live high up in a mountain, on an inland prairie or near the coast. A watershed is an area of land that channels rain and snowmelt into streams, rivers and oceans. Our lives are deeply intertwined with land and water and all the connections between them. Day-to-day activities—like brushing our teeth, eating a meal, getting a ride in a car or even using an electronic device—have consequences for our own or someone else's watershed.
Over the centuries we've changed the land by farming it, cutting down the trees on it, digging into it and building on it. We've also learned how to control water—where it goes and how much flows. Upstream, Downstream explores the consequences of the pressures people place on watersheds and highlights some of the heroes making a difference for watersheds around world.
The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Author Bio
Rowena Rae worked as a biologist in Canada and New Zealand before becoming a freelance writer, editor and children's author. She is the award-winning author of several nonfiction books for children, including Why We Need Vaccines, Salmon and Upstream, Downstream. She is also a co-author of the Meg and Greg series. Rowena writes both fiction and nonfiction from her home in Victoria, British Columbia.
Prizes
- The Nature Generation Green Earth Book Award (GEBA)Long-listed 2022
- BC Books for SchoolsCommended 2021
- Junior Library Guild (JLG) Gold Standard SelectionCommended 2021
Review Quotes
“Author Rowena Rae provides detailed and comprehensive facts about watersheds to help students build background knowledge, make connections, and ask questions. Students will learn about the importance of watersheds in ecosystems and careers in the field that work to protect these fragile environments to become educated and engaged citizens.”
— BC Books for Schools