Fresh Water : University of Chicago Press : 9780226668161 : 0226668169 : 05 May 2000 : With the eye of a professional scientist and the passion of a dedicated amateur, E. C. Pielou conducts a guided tour of fresh water on its course through the natural world. As the world's supply of clean, fresh water continues to dwindle, it becomes increasingly important to understand the close connection between water and all forms of life. Pielou's fascination with fresh water gives us a "natural history" that is remarkable and surprising. "[A] keen and detailed look at the life and history of fresh water. . . . Dip into Fresh Water. It will both stimulate and satisfy as only good natural history can."?Toronto Globe and Mail "Pielou's ease with her subject and her no-nonsense style of writing will satisfy and inspire the poet as well as the naturalist."?Denize Springer, Express Books "[Pielou's] writing is didactic and definitive, in places even charming, and is buttressed by clear illustration