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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Goldish, Meish, author.     Subjects     Mercury -- Toxicology -- Japan -- Minamata-shi -- Juvenile literature.     Water -- Pollution -- Japan -- Minamata-shi -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Goldish, Meish, author.       by title:      Toxic water : Minama...         MARC Display

Toxic water : Minamata, Japan / by Meish Goldish. by Goldish, Meish, author. New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, [2018] Subjects Mercury -- Toxicology -- Japan -- Minamata-shi -- Juvenile literature.   Water -- Pollution -- Japan -- Minamata-shi -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781684022243 (library binding) 168402224X Series:  Eco-disasters. Description:  32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents:  A strange disease -- Clues to the mystery -- More signs of sickness -- Finding a killer -- Toxic wastewater -- Keeping silent -- Angry fishers -- Fighting for justice -- More pollution -- Mother to child -- After 60 years -- Minamata today -- Fixing the future. Requests:  0 Summary:  On April 21, 1956, a five-year-old girl was examined at a hospital in Minamata, Japan. Doctors were puzzled by her symptoms which included difficulty walking and speaking and severe convulsions. Days later, her sister came down with the same symptoms. Soon after, more people were found with the same illness. What was causing this devastating disease? Toxic Water: Minamata, Japan traces the tragic story of toxic wastewater from a factory that poisoned an entire Japanese town. Fascinating photos of the actual events, maps, and fact boxes enrich the compelling text. The personal and heart-breaking story will grip and inspire young readers. Audience:  Age 5-8.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Nanakuli Public Library J -- Juvenile Nonfiction 615.92566 Go Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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