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Research Article

Let’s Go down to the Holy Well: Children’s Literature as a Means of Saving the Planet’s Water Supply

Pages 174-190 | Published online: 13 Jan 2022
 

ABSTRACT

The people of Ireland held, and continue to hold, as sacred their “holy wells.” The literary theme of cleansing upon a journey to the water source also continues well into the present day. To “heal” our current neglectful attitude and mind-set toward the planet, and therefore begin to improve our water supply, we must remember and promote both old and new cultural legends/stories. Accordingly, this paper contemplates three categories of children’s literature which serve to instill a sense of the higher-level need of environmental stewardship within young readers.

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