Título:
Amazing rivers : 100+ waterways that will boggle your mind / Julie Vosburgh Agnone & Kerry Hyndman.
ISBN:
9781912920266
9781912920259
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Información de publicación:
Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, 2021.
Descripción física:
59 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm
Nota general:
"Wonderful waterfalls, dangerous animals, magical underwater caves, and more."--Cover.
Contenido:
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!
Síntesis:
A fact-filled celebration of some of the most remarkable rivers on Earth: indredible 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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1130L Lexile
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
on1226565048
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