Using Water around the World (Welcome to My World)
Welcome to My World Series
What’s inside...
Part of Ellen Lawrence’s photo-rich Welcome to My World series, this nonfiction title invites young readers to follow real children on five continents as they collect, share, and conserve water. Clear text, simple maps, and close-up photographs illustrate daily routines—drinking, cooking, washing, farming—and explain why fresh water is precious and how communities work together to protect it. The book closes with easy, child-friendly conservation tips, showing readers that their everyday choices matter.
Series reading
Non-Sequential
Age
5-11
Length
24 pages
Text complexity
Discussion points
Which child’s water routine surprised you most? Why?
How is our home’s water use similar or different?
What new habit can we start today to save water?
Tip: Role play these questions
Create a family chart tracking daily water-saving actions.
Look up your local water source on a map together.
Key lessons
Example Lesson: Conservation
Explanation: Children model turning taps off and reusing water.
Real-World Application: Kids can shorten showers or collect rainwater for plants.
Example Lesson: Empathy
Explanation: Readers witness peers walking long distances for water.
Real-World Application: Appreciate resources at home and support clean-water charities.
Example Lesson: Responsibility
Explanation: Each featured child helps their family manage water.
Real-World Application: Assign simple water-saving chores like checking for dripping faucets.
Example Lesson: Problem-solving
Explanation: Communities build rain barrels and filtration systems.
Real-World Application: Encourage DIY science experiments about filtering dirty water.