Books with author Johanna Clark

When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city’s water supply to a source that corroded Flint’s aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African American, were not seen as credible, even in matters of their own lives.It took eighteen months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the water was poisonous. By that time, twelve people had died and Flint’s children had suffered irreparable harm. The long battle for accountability and a humane response to this man-made disaster has only just begun.In the first full account of this American tragedy, Anna Clark's The Poisoned City recounts the gripping story of Flint’s poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure and the erosion of democratic decision making. Places like Flint are set up to fail―and for the people who live and work in them, the consequences can be fatal.

When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city’s water supply to a source that corroded Flint’s aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African American, were not seen as credible, even in matters of their own lives.It took eighteen months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the water was poisonous. By that time, twelve people had died and Flint’s children had suffered irreparable harm. The long battle for accountability and a humane response to this man-made disaster has only just begun.In the first full account of this American tragedy, Anna Clark's The Poisoned City recounts the gripping story of Flint’s poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure and the erosion of democratic decision making. Places like Flint are set up to fail—and for the people who live and work in them, the consequences can be fatal.

When the people of Flint, Michigan, turned on their faucets in April 2014, the water pouring out was poisoned with lead and other toxins. Through a series of disastrous decisions, the state government had switched the city’s water supply to a source that corroded Flint’s aging lead pipes. Complaints about the foul-smelling water were dismissed: the residents of Flint, mostly poor and African American, were not seen as credible, even in matters of their own lives.It took eighteen months of activism by city residents and a band of dogged outsiders to force the state to admit that the water was poisonous. By that time, twelve people had died and Flint’s children had suffered irreparable harm. The long battle for accountability and a humane response to this man-made disaster has only just begun.In the first full account of this American tragedy, Anna Clark's The Poisoned City recounts the gripping story of Flint’s poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure and the erosion of democratic decision making. Places like Flint are set up to fail―and for the people who live and work in them, the consequences can be fatal.

Aunt Pajama has ten nieces and nephews and lots of fun adventures. In the first book of this series, "Meet Aunt Pajama" we are introduced to this funny aunt and two of her nieces. In this second book of the series, two of Aunt Pajama's nephews help her find a dog to adopt as a pet. Aunt Pajama discovers that owning a dog is not as easy as just wanting one. But through time, with love and patience, Lucy becomes a nice pet.

Aunt Pajama has ten nieces and nephews and lots of fun adventures. The whimsical characters and colorful illustrations are sure to draw children into the stories. The third book of this series, "Aunt Pajama and the Big Storm," deals with Hurricane Irma, and the real danger that many families faced. Homes and schools were damaged and families were displaced, but Aunt Pajama finds a way to help her niece and nephew weather the storm and its aftermath. This book is an excellent tool to help children deal with real-life situations in a comfortable way.

The Aunt Pajama Children's Books are based on the adventures of an aunt with her nieces and nephews. The whimsical characters and colorful illustrations are sure to draw a child into the stories. In this fifth book of the series, the older nieces and nephews want Aunt Pajama to help them babysit for the younger children, which leads to lots of fun and a few misadventures.

When a great storm ravages his tropical island, the young dragon, Paradigm, is forced from the safety of his cave into the wide world he fears so much. But when he discovers that he is not the only dragon on the island his fate is set in motion, and he is swept into an adventure that will take him across the ocean and back again. But Paradigm is more than just a dragon, he is a Dream Dragon and his fate is linked with that of mankind. He must quickly learn to use his powers before a dark and terrible force can steal his soul and encase the entire world in eternal fear. 103,000 words

A pair of magnets, compass, flashlight bulb with insulated copper wire and alligator clips, glass prism, set of small mirrors, and balloons make up a set of clever learning tools when they're supplemented with this kit's 64-page book of fascinating science experiments. Kids discover fundamental principles of physics in the most effective way, which is learning by doing! They can introduce themselves to the relationship between magnetism and electricity, and they will discover the fundamental principles of light as it is diffracted through a prism to produce the entire color spectrum. They can perform experiments with air pressure, and they will gain understanding of how a compass points toward the Earth's magnetic North Pole. All these experiments (plus dozens more fun projects) are safe, easy-to-perform, and require only the included materials and objects that kids will readily find around the house. Here's a great introduction to the world of science, perfect for school or home. (Ages 7 and older)