The Colorado river
Subtitle: lifeline of the Southwest
By: Joan Nichols
Series: Read to learn social studies; Regions and resources
Publisher: Sundance/Newbridge Educational Pub.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781400741083; 9781400741090
Subjects: Discovery and exploration; Study and teaching (Elementary); Water-supply; Management; Water; Distribution; Frontier and pioneer life
Description: Examines the location, origin, history, and uses of the Colorado River and explains how it earned the nickname "Lifeline of the Southwest."
Table of contents: title: Water in a dry land; title: Long ago on the Colorado river; title: Putting the river to work; title: Sharing the Colorado; title: Fun on the Colorado; title: Glossary; title: Index; title: Websites.