Droughts will hit bookstores
across America on August 1, and it’s not a moment too soon.
When I started
writing Droughts in March 2015, I
thought: "This book will be great for kids in California. Drought is a big
problem in the Western U.S."
But by the time I
reviewed the sketches by Andre Ceolin in May 2016, there were hints that
climate change was about to make drought a problem in other sections of the
country too.
In July, officials in
my small Massachusetts town announced a ban on all outdoor watering. As the
weeks passed, soil dried out. Plants turned brown. Large tree branches started
to sag.
As I reviewed the
final art in October 2016, drought was affecting towns and cities in New
Hampshire, Maine, New York, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, South
Carolina, and more. By then, I knew the book would be a much needed resource for early
elementary readers across our country and around the world.
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