rivers

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.

Reluctant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.

Explores ten unique rivers in the United States, including the Mississippi, Yukon, and Rio Grande.

Two young boys and their grandfather go on a camping trip to find the source of the river that flows by their home.

Follows human activities around a fictitious river as they represent the development of civilization over thousands of years, from the visits of Stone Age hunters to modern efforts to stem pollution.

Explains how rivers begin, travel, and end, and how they benefit humankind.

Two children find fossils, salamanders, dragonflies, frogs, deer tracks, and many other "treasures" when they visit the creek near their home.

Discusses the reasons why people live near rivers and how rivers affect their lives.

Introduces some famous rivers and lakes around the world, including the Nile River, Lake Titicaca, and the Ganges River.

Twelve-year-old Luke's summertime adventures along the river are haunted by the memory of his older brother Robert, who died being a daredevil in the same place a year and a half earlier.