Rivers around the world
By: Jen Green.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Geography now
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781435828704; 9781435829565
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What are rivers?; title: A river's journey; title: Shaping the landscape; title: Rivers as habitats; title: Using rivers; title: Protecting rivers; title: The Amazon: Earth's greatest river; title: The Nile: watering the desert; title: The Thames: London's historic river; title: The Rhine: Europe's busiest river; title: The Mississippi: taming America's giant; title: The Yangtse: harnessing China's [longest] river; title: The Ganges: Asia's sacred river.