Enjoy recommended reading lists for each of our park and museum pass partners! These titles will enhance your experience.
Welcome to the PumpHouse Steam Museum. Step into Kingston's first waterworks, in operation from 1851 to 1952. Today, this magnificent building serves the public as a community museum.
Pump House Steam Museum pass
This pass will admit up to five individuals to the museum during regular operating hours.
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
A powerful call to action to defend Earth's natural resources, inspired by the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and similar movements led by Indigenous Peoples. Ages 3-6.
Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior by Carole Lindstrom
Always acting with the next seven generations in mind, the Anishinaabe have long fostered a culture of educating and caring for the welfare of our future generations. Ages 4-8.
Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis
Join a young girl as she explores her surroundings and sees that water is everywhere. But water doesn't always look the same, it doesn't always feel the same, and it shows up in many different shapes. Ages 4-8.
The Mighty Steam Engine by Yvonne Ng
Illustrations and a cumulative rhyme introduce the inner workings of a steam engine and how it powers a train. Ages 5-7.
The Energy We Use by Georgia Amson-Bradshaw
Through full-colour photographs, dynamic spotlight facts, and "Solve It!" activities, readers will learn about the problems with each type of energy production, then think critically about potential eco-friendly solutions for the future. Ages 10-13.
Water Always Wins by Erica Gies
Water Always Wins transports us around the world and back through time, exposing us to better ways to live with water.
Water by Giulio Boccaletti
A fascinating framework through which we can more fully understand society's relationship to, and fundamental reliance on, the most elemental substance on our planet.
