Contains basic information on rivers, in simple text and illustrations, including how rivers are made, how rivers change, and what their habitats and ecosystems are like. Includes a list of related reading sites, a glossary, and an index.
Provides information about the surroundings, course, and importance of ten of the world's longest rivers, including the Nile, the Mississippi, the Yenisei, and the Paran?.
Follows a river from its source as a mountain stream formed from melting snow, as it rushes over rocks and through valleys to the busy city, and finally to its end, where it joins the sea.