Just a drop of water book

Before he can work far towards these goals, september 11th happens, and it is discovered that one of the hijackers lives in jakes town. Reading this story i was inspired by jakes struggle, his perseverance and ultimately his choices. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra overdrive. Just a drop of water is an insightful story of how year old jake green comes to terms with the events in his life in the aftermath of the tradgedy of september 11th. It starts with a child at a brook, moves to a redtailed hawk soaring over fields and streams, and enters an evergreen forest with bogs and swamps and the amazing wealth of life that their water. Like many oldfashioned science books, a drop of water ends with a list of simple experiments may lure the young reader into the world of scientific investigation. Just a drop of water book midcontinent public library. Throughout 2019, baltimore aircoil company will support the 23,000 people who use zzinga health centre in uganda with safe water, sanitation and hygiene facilities. One of my special mentors, ron perkins, began one of his workshops by pouring water back and forth between two cups. The intended audience of just a drop of water are readers who are likely too young to remember 911 vividly and future readers who were not yet born.

The age group this book is intended for is intermediate to advance. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. A message from fiona jeffery obe, founder and chair, just a drop. The book is wonderful, and i want to read it again with my 5th grade daughter so we can discuss it. Racehorse and arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers. Unlike many old science books, this one also stands on its own as a beautiful, notable collection of photographs. Just a drop of water by rin tan qian yong read free book. Cerra does a great job of capturing the confusion and fear surrounding the events of 911. Just a drop of water book columbus metropolitan library. Even though this main event took place in new york city, it affected people everywhere in the usa. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra fantastic fiction. And the book is so beautifully written, i couldnt forget it if i tried. Kerry omalley cerra is a former high school history teacher who often enhanced textbooks with historical fiction to bring time periods to life. However the theme and the messages conveyed in the book span all ages.

This can be used to compliment the common core test exemplar text a drop of water. Founded in 1998 by a managing director of world travel market fiona jeffery and supported by the members of the international travel industry. A gripping and intensely touching debut middle grade novel by kerry omalley cerra, just a drop of water brings the events of september 11, which shook the world, into the lens of a young boy who is desperately trying to understand the ramifications of this lifealtering event. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra notes from an islamic. After this, jake begins to doubt the madinas and their innocence. Some book titles are very commercial and tell you exactly what the book will be about. Use our free ebook selfpublishing services and we will distribute your e book to all the major ebooks stores.

Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra, book trailer youtube. Save waterdamaged books, docs, and photos by putting them in. This book explores, in narrative form, many different habitats and the relationship that water has to each of them. Just a drop of water kindle edition by kerry omalley cerra. She also seems to embed the narrative with the mood of the nation, both friendly and distrustful. Just a drop of water did all that for me, through the eyes of thirteenyearold jake.

Students can choose from a variety of activities to create their own final project. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra book club discussion. A drop of water by walter wick this amazing book is filled with spectacular photographs which capture the essence of water. Goodreads members who liked just a drop of water also liked. They do everything together, including run cross country and learn about military history. It has been years since the guards have been seen, aphmau hasnt seen any of her guards for the past 3 years. Just a drop brings sustainable safe water, sanitation and hygiene projects to communities around the world, transforming lives. I could not even turn it on after i spilled 12 glass of ice water on it i could not believe it. Just a drop partnered with baltimore aircoil company on world water day, 22 march 2018, to bring safe water and sanitation to communities worldwide. Kerry omalley cerra s just a drop of water explores the aftermath of september 11th, but more importantly, she shows how jake green, a middle school track star, comes to understand how to be a much needed friend to sameed madina, of muslim decent, and helps to restore peace in their neighborhood. Evaporation, condensation, capillary action, and surface tension are explained through simple text and illustrated by pictures that. It was such a soothing demonstration that one could fall asleep.

What we know is a drop, what we dont know is an ocean. From the very first chapter on, its clear that jake longs to be a hero. Ever since he was little, jake green has longed to be a soldi. Want to know what to do first in such an awful event. Just a drop of water brings this generations young readers a glimpse of september 11 that is both thoughtprovoking and real. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra, 9781510712348, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Does it give you any clue to what the book will be about. The last pages of the book feature experiments that welcome the reader into the world of scientific investigation. You will journey with jake and his best friend sam in the days that follow and be transported to a time in our history that was both confusing and frightening for us all. Jake and sam are best friends, but after the attacks on september 11, their friendship is in danger of crumbling as sam and his family succumb to hatred for being muslim american provided by publisher. A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Read download just a drop of water pdf pdf download.

Please do enter for a set of five books on tough topics. Right now, though, he just wants to outsmart and outrunthe rival cross country team, the palmetto bugs. This is a simply wonderful book for middle grade readers. According to his own code of conduct, jake wants to fight bobby for messing with his best friend. In a drop of water, walter wick embraces two disciplines, art and science, and stimulates the reader as aesthetic and scientific observer. Kerrys publisher sky pony press generously offered a copy of just a drop of water for a giveaway. Kerry omalley cerra jake and sam are best friends, but after the attacks on september 11, their friendship is in danger of crumbling as sam and his family succumb to hatred for being muslim american. Caroline starr rose, author of may b memorable characters bring to life a story of friends who, after the tragedy of september 11, must confront the darker side of their community, their families, and their hearts. Into the water contains just as many hairraising plot twists as the first. This is an amazing video of all kinds of water footage. Next time you drop a book in the bath or end up with an otherwise water damaged periodical, document, or photograph, reader pearce. A book of science and wonder hardcover april 1, 1997 by walter wick author.

Just a drop a charitable organization helping to provide clean water and sanitation in poor countries of asia, africa and latin america. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra winner of the crystal kite award, this touching story explores what it mean to be a good friend, how you should. The main event of this book was the september 11th attack on the usa. The book describes waters smallest parts, its many forms, such as liquid, solid, and gas, and its effects on nature and weather.

Just a drop of water story map multileveled lesson with these multileveled lessons, students are encouraged to explore the important elements of any fiction text to support comprehension. After drip, drip, dripping in the same place, i begin to leave a mark, and i leave my mark in many peoples hearts. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra book cover, description, publication history. This time, hawkinss absorbing and chilling cast of mothers, daughters, and sisters grapples with the implications of memory, exploring what happens when our conflicting recollections of personal histories collide to destroy the present. Here are some quick tips to help protect your macbook, macbook pro, or macbook air from water damage. Just a drop of water provides a realistic perspective on the large and small impacts of the attacks on september 11, 2001. Many products and services offer lexile measures for their books and reading materials. Sep 20, 2016 kerry omalley cerra is a former high school history teacher who often enhanced textbooks with historical fiction to bring time periods to life. Just a drop of water what will humans do when water is not enough. The children in jakes town try to process everything, but they struggle.

Telling the story of 911 through the eyes of jake, an eighth grader who lives in the same small florida town as one of the hijackers, just a drop of water sensitively and realistically portrays the anger and confusion many young people felt and still feel about this event in american history. Kerry omalley cerra is the author of the awardwinning, middlegrade novel just a drop of water, which won a florida book award, the crystal kite award, and was named to voyas top shelf fiction for middle readers 2014 list. Readers can examine a drop of water as it falls from a faucet, see a drop of water as it splashes on a hard surface, count the points of an actual snowflake, and contemplate how drops of water form clouds. A gripping and intensely touching debut middle grade novel by kerry omalley cerra, just a drop of water brings the events of september 11, which shook the. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle. Thanks to your support, weve reached over 165,753 people across africa, asia and latin america with safe water, sanitation and hygiene in 2019, transforming lives. With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and. Jakes classmate bobby beats up jakes best friend, sam madina, just for being an arab muslim. Just a drop of water and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Tackling a difficult topic, kerry omalley cerra captures the mood of the country right after september 11 in a way thats not.

We are working with the hundreds of companies that partner with us to transition them to the more precise lexile measures. Find books like just a drop of water from the worlds largest community of readers. This soon creates another drift between sam and jake. With the clear, stylish art, the strongly appealing characters and just the right pinch of drama, this book will undoubtedly make readers stand up and cheer. To enter, all you need to do is be a follower just click the follow button if youre not a follower and leave a comment through september 20th. Just a drop of water kindle edition by kerry omalley. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra book club. Most of it is in slow motion, so you see the water in unique perspectives. Buy a cheap copy of just a drop of water book by kerry omalley cerra.

Just a drop of water, is an engaging story geared for middle grade readers. A gripping and intensely touching debut middle grade novel by kerry o malley cerra, just a drop of water brings the events of september 11, which shook the world, into the lens of a young boy who is desperately trying to understand the ramifications of this lifealtering event. Just a drop of water book by kerry omalley cerra official. I only recently got the change to read just a drop of water by kerry o malley cerra and let me tell youid been missing out. Jake and sam are best friends, but after the attacks on september 11, their friendship is in danger of crumbling as sam and his family become targets of hatred for being muslim american. Just a drop of water hardcover prairie lights books. Sep 02, 2014 a site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. Praise for cerra does a good job of recreating the combination of fear, confusion, patriotism, prejudice and community spirit the attack engendered, and readers should identify with jakes plight. Just a drop of water timelineisabella lopez by isabella. Teachingbooks multileveled lesson just a drop of water. A book of science and wonder by walter wick is a nonfiction childrens book.

Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra, book trailer. He was the perfect narrator for my journey through this incredible tale. You can now order my book from these, and many other, locations. Just a drop of water, her first middle grade novel, was inspired by a deeply personal reaction to the tragic events of september 11, 2001. I think an air purifier works much, much better than a fan i think the air purifier just sucks the water right out in literally minutes if you have a high quality air purifier, it can save your mac book. Jul 19, 2016 have you spilled water on your macbook. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors.

Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra goodreads. Eighth graders jake and sam have been friends since they were little. Filled with stopaction and closeup photography, an early scientific book features such images as a single snowflake and a falling drop of water, accompanied by introductions to such concepts as evaporation and condensation. Before reading the book, think about the title just a drop of water. Just a drop of water by kerry omalley cerra ever since he was little, jake green has longed to be a soldier and a hero like his grandpa, who died serving his country.