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To mark the release, Lawrence has also created a narrated
\nshort film\u2014not a traditional book trailer, but a literary campaign-style
\nvideo\u2014blending vivid narration with evocative imagery to highlight the
\nreal-world crisis that inspired the novel. The film draws connections between
\nthe fictional world of dragon-bonded teens and the very real threats facing our
\noceans today.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt began with the air… Then came the fires… And now,
\nthe water.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2014 Opening lines of the video<\/p>\n
The story centers on Kai, a Cape Breton teen whose bond with
\nan ancient dragon reveals the true scale of humanity\u2019s pollution\u2014microplastics,
\nghost gear, chemical runoff\u2014hiding in plain sight. But Kai isn\u2019t alone. A
\ngrowing network of young people, some with dragons, others with nothing but
\ndetermination, rise together in defense of their world.<\/p>\n
\u201cFingerprints In The Water is fiction, but the crisis is
\nnot. Our oceans are choking. And those inheriting this world are no longer
\nwaiting for permission.\u201d<\/p>\n
The video, premiering June 8 on YouTube, serves as both
\nintroduction and invocation. It\u2019s designed for educators, students, book
\nlovers, and eco-activists\u2014anyone looking for a powerful story to pair with this
\nyear\u2019s World Ocean Day theme: Catalyzing Action for Our Ocean and Climate.<\/p>\n
Watch the World Ocean Day Video<\/i><\/h3>\n
Premiere Date: June 8, 2025<\/p>\n
Title: Fingerprints In The Water \u2013
\nWorld Ocean Day Feature<\/p>\n
Duration: ~4 minutes<\/p>\n
Link: https:\/\/youtu.be\/DrB9yhuDjYo?si=l4BN6HSQWXCNgEoq<\/a><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n Part contemporary fantasy, part eco-parable, Fingerprints In As a bonus for World Ocean Day, the book includes a What began as a fictional initiative within the book has Educators, environmental groups, and youth organizations are W.A.V.E. 4000 Project Plan: https:\/\/fingerprints.lawrencenault.me\/guides\/WAVE_4000.pdf<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n For review copies, interviews, educational resources, or Lawrence Nault<\/p>\n Website: https:\/\/lawrencenault.me\/<\/a><\/p>\n Media Kit: https:\/\/lawrencenault.me\/media\/L_Nault_Media_kit.pdf<\/a><\/p>\nAbout the Book<\/b><\/h3>\n
\nThe Water is a YA novel that asks: What happens when truth can no longer be
\nignored, and action can no longer be delayed? With poetic prose and grounded
\nhope, the novel explores intergenerational silence, ecological grief, and the
\nunbreakable strength of youth solidarity.<\/p>\n
\nreal-world water testing activity\u2014offering a gateway into W.A.V.E. 4000 (Water
\nAwareness Via Education), an open-source citizen science framework inspired by
\nthe novel.<\/p>\nW.A.V.E. 4000: When Fiction Leads to Action<\/b><\/h3>\n
\nevolved into a global, adaptable curriculum for environmental education and
\nwater stewardship. W.A.V.E. 4000 equips students from Grades 1 to 12 to test
\nlocal waterways for plastic pollution using age-appropriate mesh sieves (from
\n4000 microns in Grade 1 to 333 microns in Grade 12). Each stage encourages
\nhands-on science, civic action, and ecological empathy.<\/p>\n
\ninvited to download and adapt the W.A.V.E. 4000 framework\u2014available freely
\nonline with no commercial restrictions. <\/p>\n
\nto join the W.A.V.E. 4000 movement:<\/b><\/p>\n