Water is life. All living things need water. People need water. Animals need water. Plants need water too.
Your body has a lot of water. About sixty percent of your body is water. Your blood is mostly water. Water helps your body work. It carries food to your cells. It helps your brain think.
You lose water every day. You lose water when you sweat. You lose water when you breathe. You must put water back in your body.
How much water do you need? Most adults need about two liters of water each day. You can drink water from a glass. You also get water from food. Fruit and vegetables have a lot of water. Watermelon and oranges are very juicy. Soup has water too.
Animals need water to live. A camel can live many days without water. But most animals need water every day. Dogs and cats drink water from bowls. Birds drink water from puddles.
Plants need water to grow. Rain gives water to plants. Rain falls from the clouds. The water goes into the soil. Roots take the water from the soil. The plant drinks the water. If a plant has no water, it dies.
Water covers most of the Earth. Oceans have salt water. People cannot drink salt water. Lakes and rivers have fresh water. We can drink fresh water.
We must keep water clean. Dirty water makes people sick. Save water. Do not waste water. Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth.
How many glasses of water do you drink every day?