10 rivers that shaped the world
By: Marilee Peters ; art by Kim Rosen
Contributors: Rosen, Kim, 1978- illustrator
Publisher: Annick Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Toronto; New York; Vancouver
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781554517381; 9781554517398; 9781554517404; 9781554517441
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Ouvrages pour la jeunesse; Social aspects; Histoire; Aspect social; River life; CivilizationxHistory; Cours d'eau; Rivers; Juvenile literature; History
Other titles: Ten rivers that shaped the world
Description: Learn how rivers can make civilizations rise or crumble, divide cultures or link them together, and even provide crucial clues to where we came from.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Awash: a river of bones --; title: Tigris & Euphrates: twin rivers of civilization --; title: Nile: the giving river --; title: Rhine: an international river --; title: Amazon: a world of water --; title: Zambezi: exploring the river of freedom --; title: Thames: the river that built an empire --; title: Mississippi: river of song --; title: Ganges: river of faith --; title: Yangtze: a changing river.