Book Review: Clean Water for Elirose, by Ariah Fine
Almost one billion -- one billion -- people around the world do not have access to clean water. As this charity: water video says, water affects everything.
Three and a half million people die every year from water-related disease. From charity: water, "In Africa alone, people spend 40 billion hours every year just walking for water," and this burden falls mostly on women and children. Children miss out on a chance for their education because of this.
In Clean Water for Elirose, Ariah Fine connects the life of kids in the States (who have access to all kinds of drinks, all of them clean) to the life of a child without access to clean water. In addition to educating kids about the reality of the global water crisis, Clean Water shows how kids here can make a difference through simple, everyday actions. This brightly illustrated book could help your kids learn about the water crisis facing many, many kids around the world and includes discussion questions.
Here is further information about this book:
- The book's website, http://cleanwaterforelirose.com/
- The pricing structure for individual sales of the book has just been changed to a Pay-What-You-Can model for this blogging campaign, starting at just $3 per book (Free Shipping). Ariah hopes this radical pricing model will bring maximum awareness!
- Brief video introducing the book:
Also, the author will be conducting a giveaway contest for his book:
- Like the Clean Water for Elirose Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/CleanWaterForElirose
- Refer someone to "Like" The facebook page (proven by them posting your name on our wall as the person who referred them)
- Follow @WaterForElirose on Twitter
- Tweet or post on Facebook about Clean Water for Elirose linking back to the website, facebook or twitter page
- Blog about Clean Water for Elirose on your blog (counts as two entries) - And you might want to post it on our Facebook or email info@cleanwaterforelirose.com just so we don't miss it."
This book review comes from an online preview of Clean Water for Elirose, in conjunction with the Speakeasy Book Blogger program.
