Amazing rivers : 100+ waterways that will boggle your mind / Julie Vosburgh Agnone & Kerry Hyndman.
Material type:
TextSeries: Our amazing worldPublisher: Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, 2021Description: 59 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781912920266
- 1912920263
- 9781912920259
- 1912920255
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 551.483 A274 | Available | 33111010667786 | ||||
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 551.483 A274 | Available | 33111010550941 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Fearless adventurers, set sail on a fascinating voyage down the world's most extraordinary rivers!
Discover over 100 of the world's most incredible rivers in this fascinating title by Julie Vosburgh Agnone and illustrated by prize-winner Kerry Hyndman. Amazing Rivers takes readers on a tour of the world's waterways, revealing the animals that call them home, the societies that rely on them, and the environmental issues threatening them along the way.
Learn about incredible wildlife, from brown bears catching salmon that swim upstream to anacondas large enough to eat a pig. Explore astounding natural wonders, from a boiling river so hot you can cook an egg in it to a multicoloured river that flows like a liquid rainbow. And discover awesome river traditions, from ritual baths to rubber duck racing to barefoot waterskiing!
A fact-filled celebration of some of the most AMAZING rivers on EARTH!
Other titles in the Our Amazing World series include:
Amazing Islands Amazing Treasures Amazing Animals"Wonderful waterfalls, dangerous animals, magical underwater caves, and more."--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A fact-filled celebration of some of the most remarkable rivers on Earth: incredible wildlife, from brown bears catching salmon that swim upstream to anacondas large enough to eat a pig. Astounding natural wonders, from a boiling river so hot you can cook an egg in it to a multicolored river that flows like a liquid rainbow. Awesome river traditions, from ritual baths to rubber duck racing to barefoot waterskiing.