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Title Statement | Amazing rivers: 100+ waterways that will boggle your mind / Julie Vosburgh Agnone & Kerry Hyndman. |
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Author | Agnone, Julie Vosburgh |
Additional Contributors | Hyndman, Kerry |
Publication | Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom: What on Earth Books,2021. |
Extent of Item | 59 pages |
ISBN | 9781912920266 1912920263 |
Other Number | 4096371 |
General Notes | "Wonderful waterfalls, dangerous animals, magical underwater caves, and more"--Cover. |
Contents | What is a river? -- Where rivers start -- Going with the flow -- Colorado River -- Perilous or parched -- Rivers of many colors -- Tigris and Euphrates Rivers -- Fast food -- Industry and agriculture -- Water highways -- Riverside life -- Splash zone! -- Ice and fire -- World map -- Creatures large and small -- Amazon River -- Danger lurks here -- Weird river residents -- Underground rivers -- Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) -- Engineering feats -- Li River (Li Jiang) -- Threats to rivers -- River invaders -- River treasures -- Surprising facts! |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index. |
Summary | 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. |
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By Topic | Stream ecology--Juvenile literature |
Rivers--Juvenile literature |