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Drylongso Drylongso Virginia Hamilton As a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved by a young man called Drylongso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm. OL112116W
Droughts Droughts Anne Wendorff "Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to the characteristics of droughts. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by pu… OL11914273W
Water scarcity in the Mediterranean Water scarcity in the Mediterranean Damià Barceló,Sergi Sabater "Water scarcity affects hydrologic resources, systems connectivity, biodiversity, water quality, and river ecosystem functioning. It has direct impacts on economic sectors that use and depend on wate… OL16662462W
Meet me at the moon Meet me at the moon Gianna Marino During a dry time, Mama leaves Little One alone while she climbs the highest mountain to ask the skies for rain, but she promises that her love will remain all around. OL16713067W
The Storyteller The Storyteller Evan Turk Long, long ago, like a pearl around a grain of sand, the Kingdom of Morocco formed at the edge of the great, dry Sahara. It had fountains of cool, refreshing water to quench the thirst of the desert,… OL17364525W
Drought Drought Graham Masterton A nationwide drought causes the taps to run dry and ex-marine and social worker Martin Makepeace must take drastic action to protect his family, while corrupt politicians try to use the drought to th… OL17882522W
Drought Drought Gail Stewart Describes droughts around the world, their damaging effects, how people prepare for them, and ways to fight the effects of this type of natural disaster. OL18157963W
Blue future Blue future Maude Barlow "In her bestselling books Blue Gold and Blue Covenant, world-renowned water activist Maude Barlow exposed the battle for ownership of our dwindling water supply and the emergence of an international,… OL19706773W
The global water crisis The global water crisis David E. Newton "How is water scarcity becoming a serious problem worldwide--including in the United States? This book provides a broad overview of water, sanitation, and hygiene problems faced by both developing an… OL20028500W
The dry The dry Jane Harper "Federal Agent Aaron Falk hasn't been back to the place where he grew up in twenty years. Not since he and his father were run out of town. Even when Falk gets word that his childhood best friend, Lu… OL20052676W
Fireman Sam Fireman Sam No Author When Station Officer Steele takes Norman and Mandy pot-holing in big Cave, it looks like it's going to be a quiet day for Fireman Sam. But what will happen when Norman wanders off in search of Welsh … OL20892555W
Droughts of the past and the future Droughts of the past and the future Karen J. Donnelly Discusses the importance of water on earth, what a drought is, conditions that can cause droughts, and the possibility of droughts in the future. OL23743141W
The rain tree The rain tree Will Cook As his cattle die from drought, rancher Jim Martin hears of a tree which can bring water from the ground. He buys a shoot and his ranch becomes the most prosperous in the area. But riches corrupt and… OL24294544W
Skylark Skylark Patricia MacLachlan *My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first.* Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turne… OL27445833W
Aio the rainmaker Aio the rainmaker Fiona French With ritual dance and song the Rainmaker calls on the Ancestors to send rain at the end of the dry season in their hot country. OL3273432W
Angels in the dust Angels in the dust Margot Theis Raven Great Grandma Annie reminisces about life on her family's Oklahoma farm during the terrible drought of the 1930s when the region was known as the "Dust Bowl." OL3743125W
Moxie Moxie Phyllis Rossiter Thirteen-year-old Drew, determined to help his family hold onto their farm in the drought-stricken Dust Bowl of 1934, stubbornly tends his livestock and refuses to give up hope. OL3939684W
The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon #6) The Rivers of Zadaa (Pendragon #6) D. J. MacHale The struggle of good versus evil continues as Bobby Pendragon follows Saint Dane to the territory of Zadaa. Saint Dane's influence has fueled the fire of discontent between two warring tribes: the Ro… OL4086585W
Heart of a jaguar Heart of a jaguar Marc Talbert Balam, a Mayan boy struggling to achieve manhood, participates in fasts, prayers, and rituals to appease the gods and bring rain to his village. OL492669W
Eaters of the Dry Season Eaters of the Dry Season David Rain An examination of the changing geography of seasonal mobility in the African Sahel. Against a contextual backdrop of demographic, ecological, and political-economic changes in the region, the text di… OL8498023W
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