Presents the formation, composition, and maintenance of these intricate ecological units and the various life forms they support. Dramatic full-color photographs and in-depth profiles of Earths major lakes highlight the beauty and complexity of these regions.
A series of disasters threaten to stop Poppa and the children from getting to the lake in their rattletrap car, but they manage to come up with an ingenious solution to each problem.
Explores the world of rivers and lakes, looking at how they have shaped the landscape and provided fresh water, a vital resource for human, animal, and plant life, and how communities both depend on them and can be devastated by them.
Nicholas & his twin sisters spend summer with Great-Uncle Nick where he & their new friend Charlie look for the truth about an accident their families were in many years before.
Discusses the water cycle, which consists of rivers, oceans, lakes, and streams as it erodes rock, sculpts mountains and coastlines, affects climate, and overtakes human land development.
Describes rivers and lakes as geographical features, the plant and animal life they support, some of the uses the humans make of their water, and the problem of pollution.
