World of Water

World of Water

Sponsored by Shattuck Middle School

Neenah, WI USAMariner House

Language Arts Class

Sponsored by Shattuck Middle School

Neenah, WI USAMariner House

Language Arts Class

Special Thanks to…Special Thanks to…

Ann Marie Berry Wattie’s students of Perth-Andover, NB CAN

Tamilla Nematova of Baku Azerbaijan Lynn Mulholland’s Language Arts Class, Mariner House, Shattuck Middle School

Neenah, WI USA

Ann Marie Berry Wattie’s students of Perth-Andover, NB CAN

Tamilla Nematova of Baku Azerbaijan Lynn Mulholland’s Language Arts Class, Mariner House, Shattuck Middle School

Neenah, WI USA

It is powerful and important…

It is powerful and important…

I am the raindrops falling from the sky and dripping into puddles.

I am the water coming from the sprinkler where children play.

I am the water running from your faucet when you take a cool drink.

I am the water spraying from your hose when you water your crops.

I am the water that lets you swim, laugh and play.

I am the water that cleanses and refreshes you.

I am the water that gives you life.

Nicole Wolfgram

Neenah, WI USA

It’s GlobalIt’s Global

“The Water is Life

is a popular saying in my country” -Tamilla Nematova

Baku Azerbaijan

“The Water is Life

is a popular saying in my country” -Tamilla Nematova

Baku Azerbaijan

Sometimes it’s easy… People in our community can get their water from their

own personal well, which is an underground well in their yard…People do not have to pay for water; the town will supply you with water if you do not have a well. -Jamie (Perth-Andover, NB)

The St. John River in Perth-Andover, NB CAN

Photo from www.perth-andover.com, submitted by Ann Marie Berry Wattie

The Lucky Ones…The Lucky Ones…

We are lucky that we get water from sinks and taps. Some people have to go outside to get their water. We have purifiers and wells. Some people have to boil their water before they can drink or cook.

-Jarret (Perth-Andover CAN)

We are lucky that we get water from sinks and taps. Some people have to go outside to get their water. We have purifiers and wells. Some people have to boil their water before they can drink or cook.

-Jarret (Perth-Andover CAN)

Others have to work for it…

Others have to work for it…

Alexander, Anne. lakeatitlanvillage.jpg. 1985. Pics4Learning. 6 Dec 2007 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>

Women at the village well in Lake Atitlan Village, Guatemala

It is limited… It is limited… We need to start using water when we really need it and not just for stupid things.

- Megan (Perth-Andover) CAN

We need to start using water when we really need it and not just for stupid things.

- Megan (Perth-Andover) CAN

http://www.flickr.com/photos/41636321@N00/188505331/

Permission from Inkynobaka, flickr.com

Watering the grass after a rain.

I do worry about the future of our clean, fresh water. - Jamie (Perth-Andover) CAN

I do worry about the future of our clean, fresh water. - Jamie (Perth-Andover) CAN

A Mauitanian desert well.

Permission from John Spooner, Flickr.com

http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnspooner/315158157/

It is vulnerable…It is vulnerable… I hope people will stop polluting the water before it’s too late

-Jarret, Perth-Andover, NB CAN

I hope people will stop polluting the water before it’s too late

-Jarret, Perth-Andover, NB CAN

Water pollution in Lukang, Tawain.

Permission from Changhua Coast Conservation Action, flickr.com.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waders/212305647/

Permission from Julian Harneis, Permission from Julian Harneis,

After years of war and governmental neglect ruined the water of Lake Tanganyika in Fizi (Democratic Republic of Congo), many people died from a Cholera epidemic. Now clean water is being piped down from the hills surrounding the towns on the coast of the polluted lake, thanks to the work of charitable organizations, including Unicef and Acted.org(Harneis,flickr.com).

It is LIFE

http://www.flickr.com/photos/julien_harneis/589759829/

To whom does it belong?

To whom does it belong?Water WellRain is fallingFrom the clouds.

It lands on the ground,Slowly sinking.

Earth’s dirt is a filter.The deeper the rain goes,

The cleaner it gets. It has gone so deep

That it is in Earth’s well.It travels to my well and

Runs up my pipes and Into my faucet.

It trickles out, And I drink a cool glass.

Water WellRain is fallingFrom the clouds.

It lands on the ground,Slowly sinking.

Earth’s dirt is a filter.The deeper the rain goes,

The cleaner it gets. It has gone so deep

That it is in Earth’s well.It travels to my well and

Runs up my pipes and Into my faucet.

It trickles out, And I drink a cool glass.

Lexie Hennen, Neenah, WI USA

Who Owns the Earth & Sky?

Who Owns the Earth & Sky?

Permission from Schoschie, www.flickr.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/schoschie/8903529/

Water is a public commodity.

Share It!Share It!

Brightly colored pots line wait for water at a well in a small village in Tamil Nadu, India.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mckaysavage/1396028598/

Permission from McKaySavage, www.flickr.com

And Save it…And Save it…

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Permission from Jimmy Harris, www.flickr.com

WaterWaterMaybe you don’t know how precious it is

But we need it in order to liveWater is a graceful thing

If you listen closely, you may hear it singThe grace of water is blue and great

So listen closely; it has something to sayWe all need water, the animals and us

And for the last million years, there hasn’t been a fuss.

So come closer, so you may hear:We need to protect what we hold most dear.

The moral of this story that I have presentedIs that water is something that must be

protected!

Maybe you don’t know how precious it isBut we need it in order to live

Water is a graceful thingIf you listen closely, you may hear it sing

The grace of water is blue and greatSo listen closely; it has something to say

We all need water, the animals and usAnd for the last million years, there hasn’t been

a fuss.So come closer, so you may hear:

We need to protect what we hold most dear.The moral of this story that I have presented

Is that water is something that must be protected!

Rebeccah Vansyoc, Neenah, WI USA