Luz Makes a Splash (The Future According to Luz) - Softcover

Dávila, Claudia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 155453769X ISBN 13: 9781554537693

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2012

Synopsis

Residents of the city of Petroville are suffering through the hottest and driest summer on record. Desperate for a way to cool off, Luz and her friends head out to Spring Pond to go swimming. But when they arrive, they're shocked to discover the pond has virtually disappeared! It turns out a multinational company has purchased the nearby land and is using the water from the spring to make their soda. Meanwhile, back in the city, the gardens in Friendship Park are withering and at risk of dying because of the lack of rain. And now the city has imposed water restrictions in order to conserve. Luz and her friends are just kids, but is there anything they can do to help save two of Luz's favorite places?

This graphic novel is part of the Future According to Luz series, about a girl who helps the environment one small step at a time. It's an engaging read that also presents the serious issue of water scarcity at a level and tone children can understand. Luz offers a locally oriented model of how children can make a difference, starting with general awareness of their own water usage and including hands-on ideas for projects that prevent wasting water and protect a community's water supply. This book makes a useful resource for environmental science lessons, with an emphasis on living sustainably. As a bonus, there's a step-by-step plan for creating a water-wise garden with xeriscaping at the back of the book.

About this title

About the Author

Graphic designer and children's illustrator Claudia Dávila was born in Chile and now makes her home in Toronto. She was formerly the art director of Chirp and Chickadee magazines.

Graphic designer and children's illustrator Claudia Dávila was born in Chile and now makes her home in Toronto. She was formerly the art director of Chirp and Chickadee magazines.

From Booklist

Watch out, water wasters! Luz and her friends are back to save the day and the earth. In this delightful sequel to Luz Sees the Light (2011), Luz, Rob, and Anika return to help save their local pond from pollution and the neighborhood garden from drying up. The second title in the Future According to Luz series is a great introduction to green living. In addition to cursory directions on how to recycle “greywater” using a natural water filtration system, Davila includes directions on how to create a water-wise garden. This fun, community-building story would be a great addition to environmental science curricula and might even spark a science fair project or two. Grades 4-7. --Candice Mack

Edition details

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 155453769X
• ISBN 13: 9781554537693
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Dávila Claudia