Learn all about water in this fascinating, fun science reader! Water covers most of the Earth and is in oceans, lakes, ponds, swamps, rivers, and streams. Readers will see that water is all around us!

Nellie was born in New York City and moved to the midwest when she was a girl. She grew up on a real working farm where she helped to care for the animals and grow crops. Farm life showed her the importance of taking care of the natural world.