Working with Water

"Water, water, everywhere . . ." Working with Water, the latest in the popular New Badger History series, teaches young readers about the many ways water has shaped Wisconsin’s history, from glaciers to stewardship. It touches on geography and hydrography; transportation networks of Indians and fur traders; the Erie Canal; shipwrecks, lighthouses, shipping, and shipbuilding; fishing, ricing, "pearling" (clamming), and cranberry cultivation; lumbering, milling, and papermaking; recreation, resorts, tourism, and environmentalism.

The companion Teacher’s Guide and Student Materials engages students in hands-on exploration. It highlights historical processes and encourages multiple learning styles.

Having earned her doctorate in American History at Tulane University, Bobbie Malone has directed the Office of School Services at the State Historical Society since 1995. She has written or co-written the other New Badger History Series titles, Digging and Discovery: Wisconsin Archaeology and Learning from the Land: Wisconsin Land Use, and now feels as much like a Wisconsinite as she does a Texan.

Anika Fajardo is a graduate of UW–Madison. She taught elementary school for three years before beginning graduate school at San Jose State University in Library and Information Science. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.