Kids fight back against environmental disaster!
PUBLICATION DATE
July 2021
“Monster in the water” is a fun and engaging introduction to harmful algal blooms. It provides children with useful information about algal blooms and their potential links to nutrient enrichment and eutrophication and offers a few simple actions that they can take in their local community to help prevent blooms. This book would be a great gift for any young scientist, and can help parents and teachers inspire or encourage an interest in the biological sciences."
Dr. Donald Anderson
Director of the US National Office for Harmful Algal Blooms
Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
About The Book
The children of the fictional town of Seaville get a nasty surprise when they go to their local beach and find it closed. Is there a monster lurking in the water? The kids enlist the help of a local scientist to learn the causes of the harmful algae growing in their beloved ocean and what they can do to defeat this destructive monster! Written by a kid for kids, Monster in the Water is an engaging and empowering story.
