Description
Book SynopsisThe Where on Earth? Book of Rivers takes you on a journey along the world''s rivers, from the Amazon to the Nile, answering questions such as how old is river water? Where can you hear a river wave ROAR? And which river creatures spell DANGER? Along with many others. It looks at flesh-eating turtles, river festivals, the Grand Canyon, the world''s biggest waterfall, the water cycle and much, much more. Crammed full of ferocious fish and weird water facts, geography has never been so exciting!
Packed to the gills with far-out facts and fascinating information, the Where on Earth? series of four books make standard KS2 geography topics lively, fun, pacey and interesting.
Table of Contents
- 1: Where on Earth are rivers?
- 2: How old is river water?
- 3: How long would it take to swim the Nile?
- 4: How much water falls over a waterfall?
- 5: Where can you hear a river wave ROAR?
- 6: How can rivers change the land?
- 7: How deep is the Grand Canyon?
- 8: Which river is a lifeline to 400 million people?
- 9: Which river creatures spell DANGER?
- 10: Who uses rivers as roads?
- 11: Where was the deadliest river flood?
- 12: Can rivers be different colours?
- 13: Do rivers ever freeze solid?
