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Publisher
Monde Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In California, the agriculture is suffering from a lack of water, and farms are being abandoned at an alarming rate. But some people seem to have found a solution. Here, and in many other dry regions around the world, land restoration is helping water infiltrate into the soil to help increase crop yields.
Publisher
EPF Media
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
It is a water story. A documentary centered on solutions. This is a look at the driest of places - California and the Southwest. We are invited to change our perspective, rewrite our stories, and ultimately, heal our broken relationships with the natural world. Where land is desert, and water is scarce, we find hope and resilience in Navajo Nation. Where statewide infrastructure is failing, we find innovation and conservation. Where salmon and beavers...
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Will ours too?"--container.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
In 2014, to reduce costs, city officials changed the source of Flint, Michigan's drinking water supply and as a result subjected its population to dangerous levels of lead contamination. This program looks at the logistics of the Flint water crisis and exposes vulnerabilities that exist in water systems throughout the county.
Author
Publisher
Vista Higher Learning/Santillana USA
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
A beautifully-illustrated, lyrical exploration of the values, connections, and wisdom of Indigenous people as it relates to water and Mother Earth. This book was inspired by the many Indigenous-led movements in North America to protect water as a sacred source of and for life.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Español
Description
Documentary that masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the western Patagonian waterways and the tragic journey of Jemmy Button, who in 1830 was bought by the English navy for the price of a mother of pearl button. The film ends by discussing how Pinochet's forces used waterways to dump the bodies of disappeared persons that they had executed.
Author
Series
Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
Bodies of water are everywhere. Some are small. Some are big. Let's explore Earth's different types of bodies of water! The Me Pregunto (I Wonder) series is perfect for young learners in prekindergarten through grade 2. These 16-page hardcover books give readers an accessible introduction to nonfiction reading. Color photographs and fun, factual examples will grab the attention of young readers and help strengthen reading comprehension skills.
9) Waterworld
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2008
Language
English
Description
In a future where Earth is covered with water, the human race struggles to survive on dilapidated boats and makeshift floating cities called atolls. When a mysterious drifter/adventurer known as the Mariner gets caught up in the struggle between the evil Deacon and a young girl and her adoptive mother, he finds himself catapulted into an explosive war of good vs. evil.
10) The crazies
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2010
Language
English
Description
After a strange toxin contaminates the water supply in a small town in Iowa, the residents are suddenly turned into bloodthirsty psychopaths. The town sheriff does all he can to make sense of the outbreak, as his wife and two other unaffected people fight for their survival.
11) Undine
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Deutsch
Description
Director, Christian Petzold boldly reimagines the ancient myth of Undine in this suspenseful tale of romance and betrayal in modern day Berlin. Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin2s urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water. Will Undine defy fate when she meets a diver offering her a chance at new love?
Author
Publisher
East West Discovery Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"It Starts with a Raindrop" celebrates the beauty and wonder of the water cycle with lyrical rhyming text and vibrant realistic paintings. The story of water is described eloquently in this delightful and informational book which engages children and adult alike to appreciate water and life"--
13) Solo
Publisher
Saina Video Vision
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Malayalam
Description
An anthology, telling the story of four different people, each story revolving around four different elements: Earth, Fire, Wind and Water.
14) Chinatown
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
A landmark movie in the film-noir tradition, CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together....
Author
Publisher
Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
English
Description
"A series of verses, in English and Spanish, about the movement and moods of water around the world and the ways in which water affects a variety of landscapes and cultures. Includes Author's Note"--
Publisher
NCircle Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of six-year-old best friends, Sally and Nick, as they are whisked off on extraordinary voyages of scientific discovery with the Cat in the Hat. Thanks to the Thinga-ma-jigger and our friends, exploring has never been more exciting!
17) Flint
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
LeeAnne Walters, Melissa Mays, and Nayyirah Shariff join forces after discovering that the drinking water in their city is contaminated, resulting in a slew of devastating medical problems for their families. When their claims go unheeded, they band together to expose the wrongdoings committed by their government officials, whose carelessness caused irrevocable harm to the lives of the city's residents.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Waterholes are vital to the African ecosystem; bustling oases where elephants, lions, leopards and hundreds of other species meet and compete for water. But little is known about how they support so much life. Now the Mwiba Wildlife Reserve and local communities in Tanzania are building the world's first waterhole with a built-in specialized camera rig. With half-submerged and weather-proofed remote cameras, Dr. M. Sanjayan ... leads a team to uncover...
19) Erin Brockovich
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Erin Brockovich is a feisty young mother who convinces attorney Ed Masry to hire her and promptly stumbles upon a law case against a giant corporation for water pollution. Erin's determined to take on this powerful adversary even though no law firm has dared to do it before. The two begin a legal fight that will bring a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees.
20) Saving Venice
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Rising sea levels and sinking land threaten to destroy Venice. Leading scientists and engineers are racing against the clock and battling the forces of nature to try to save this historic city for future generations.
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