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"Discover the history and culture of one of the most famous waterways in the world: the mighty Mississippi! The most famous river in America runs like a spine between the eastern and western parts of the country, flowing through ten states before it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty Miss also flows through the history of America, giving rise to great stories about the people who lived on it and used it as a watery highway, from Native Americans...
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"On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, filled to capacity with 2,500 aboard, capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. The disaster took more passenger lives than the Titanic and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes. Capsized! details the events leading up to the fateful day of the disaster and provides a nail-biting, minute-by-minute account of the ship's capsizing. Kids follow the lives of workers and their...
3) Rivers
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2022.
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English
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to rivers. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
6) Rivers
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[2011]
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English
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"Simple text and full-color photos explain how rivers form and why they are an important landform"--Provided by publisher.
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[2015]
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English
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In this book, children learn all about rivers and streams, including how streams turn into rivers, different ways in which we use rivers and streams, and how to stay safe near rivers and streams. The book also includes a world map showing the longest river in each continent.
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2018.
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English
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Learn about rivers and coasts and how water shapes the landscapes in different ways. Follow rivers from their source to the sea, and explore coasts around the world. Find out how erosion creates stunning waterfalls, and see how water affects our lives, from tourism and industry to the risks of flooding.
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2018.
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English
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Rivers and mountains are both critical parts of Earth s geography. This accessible text discusses how rivers and mountains form, how they interact with the weather, how they change over time, and how civilizations benefit from them. Informative fact boxes, simple diagrams, and vibrant, full-color photographs support the compelling main text. This introduction to rivers and mountains is sure to expand young learners minds, as they enhance their knowledge...
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[2005]
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English
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Buranunu, Perath, and Furat are just a few of the names that have been given to this ancient river. Follow the Euphrates as it winds its way through the cradle of civilization and explore what makes this river such an important and distinctive part of our modern world. Geography of the World introduces students to the major geographic features of our planet. With original maps and brilliant photographs, each book answers basic questions about how...
12) Lakes and rivers
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[2020]
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English
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"Readers open to the wonders of the world's lakes and rivers with this introductory text. Using easy to understand language and key science vocabulary, the text illuminates the differences between lakes and rivers, how lakes and rivers form, and why they are important to people. Young scientists are launched into an exploration of the longest rivers, deepest lake, and highest waterfall. They find out the significance of rivers to ancient cultures,...
14) What is a river?
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2021.
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First English-language edition.
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English
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""What is a river?" an inquisitive young girl asks her grandmother as the pair sits together on the river's banks. Like many questions posed by curious children, this one is deceptively simple in its asking. Yet, its answer spans the very world itself: geography and history, science and religion, industry and environmentalism. Through author-illustrator Monika Vaicenavičienė's eyes, the river becomes a vessel for enormous complexity, a lens through...
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[2014]
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English
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The Mississippi River is the largest river in North America. It is 2,340 miles (3,766 kilometers) long. That is as long as 322,000 school buses parked end to end. Discover more in Mississippi River, one of the titles in the Natural Wonders of the World series.
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[2005]
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Ancient Egyptian pharaohs floating down the river on boats, lazy crocodiles sunning on its banks--these are images many of us have of the Nile. This book gives readers an in-depth look at the Nile's unique history and people. Geography of the World introduces students to the major geographic features of our planet. With original maps and brilliant photographs, each book answers basic questions about how each geographic area developed, what makes it...
17) Rivers
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[2021]
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English
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"The Aquatic Ecosystems series explores how different bodies of water shape their environments and support the plants and animals that are reliant on them"--
19) Rivers
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[1982]
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English
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Describes how a river begins and grows and how it influences the land that it flows through. Also discusses the many ways people use rivers and the importance of keeping them clean and unpolluted.
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