rivers

Text and illustrations examine how creatures adapt and survive in rivers and lakes.

Follows a river from its source as a mountain stream formed from melting snow, as it rushes over rocks and through valleys to the busy city, and finally to its end, where it joins the sea.

Examines, in text and photographs, the animals and plants that live in and along a river.

"White-water rafting and other river trips are fun adventures. They can go very wrong when a boat tips or a sudden storm hits. This book teaches readers about the river environments they may encounter and how to deal with their potential dangers. Real survival stories of life-threatening situations make these dangers real to readers, while offering important information on how to find food, deal with injury, and more should a bad situation occur. Multiple-choice questions and their answers ask readers to use their critical-thinking skills about surviving in the river environment while full-color photographs show them the ecosystem up close"--Amazon.com.

In this book children learn all about canals including different types of canal how people use canals and how to stay safe near canals. The book also includes a world map showing some of the most important canals in each continent.

Navigate the fascinating twists and turns of rivers that have changed history.

A retelling of an American Indian tale about how the fly saved the river from the thirsty moose.

"Explores the river biome, plants and animals in the biome, and the biome food chain, and highlights the river otter."--Publisher's description.

Compares and contrasts the way people lived near a North American river over the course of centuries.

Examines ten rivers and traces their influence on world history, from the Awash were the bones of early hominids have been found, through the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates, and Yangtze, to the Mississippi, source of much American music.