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AUTHOR |
Green, Jen. |
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TITLE |
Rivers around the world / Jen Green. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : PowerKids Press, 2009. |
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DESCRIPTION |
32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
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SERIES |
Geography now. |
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NOTE |
Includes index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
What are rivers? -- A river's journey -- Shaping the landscape -- Rivers as habitats -- Using rivers -- Protecting rivers -- The Amazon: Earth's greatest river -- The Nile: watering the desert -- The Thames: London's historic river -- The Rhine: Europe's busiest river -- The Mississippi: taming America's giant -- The Yangtse: harnessing China's [longest] river -- The Ganges: Asia's sacred river. |
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SUBJECT |
Rivers. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Geography. |
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ISBN |
9781435828704 (hbk.). |
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ISBN |
9781435829565 (pbk.). |
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