Life in a River
Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
10-14 years |
| Reading Age |
8-11 years |
| Library of Congress |
Stream ecology, Juvenile literature |
| NBS Text |
Children's General Interest & Leisure |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
72 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 129mm
Height: 198mm
Spine: 10mm |
| Weight |
431g |
|
| Dewey Code |
578.764 |
| Catalogue Code |
58757 |
Description of this Book
Go on a journey that begins in small mountain streams and passes through large rivers to the ocean. Using the Columbia River Basin as an example, LIFE IN A RIVER examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up a unique river ecosystem. Find out about the impact of humans on this once-pristine ecosystem and what is being done to save it. Follow the river on its amazing journey and learn what makes it so special.
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Author's Bio
Valerie Rapp is a renowned science writer and author of What The River Reveals. She is the winner of the 1996 fellowship in non-fiction from Literary Arts Inc in Oregon. As well as writing she has previously had jobs in wildland fire-fighting, trail work, timber sale planning, and wild and scenic river planning.
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