| for the youngest child |
| Call No. |
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| 071101 |
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Telford, Carole and Rod Theodorou. Down a River. Des Plaines, Ill.: Heinemann Interactive Library, 1998.
How rivers begin and end, what life depends upon them, and how rivers keep the planet healthy are the major issues addressed in this book. It follows the Missouri-Mississippi River from its headwaters to the Gulf of Mexico.
Gr. 2-6. |
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| 071103 |
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Hiscock, Bruce. The Big Rivers: The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997.
This book is an exploration of what happens when big rivers flood, as the Mississippi did in 1993. Using simple, illustrative prose and pictures the author stresses how humans impact the environment and vice versa.
Gr. 1-5. |
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| 071117 |
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Yolen, Jane and Barbara Cooney. Letting Swift River Go. Boston: Little, Brown, 1991.
A young girl grows up in the Swift River Valley and learns an important lesson about moving on when the Valley must be flooded to create a water supply for nearby Boston.
Gr. 2-4. |
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| 071118 |
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Locker, Thomas. Where the River Begins. New York: Dial Books, 1984.
Two curious boys backpack with their grandfather up a mountain to find the source of the river that flows near their home.
Gr. 1-4. |
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| 281273 |
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Ampt, Peter. Fresh Water. Broomall, Pa.: Chelsea House Publishers, 2002.
Readers can explore different kinds of fresh water environments, from mountain streams to backyard ponds, and see examples of their effects on humans and other life forms.
Gr. 2-4. |
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| for the middle years |
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| 071097 |
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Lourie, Peter. On the Trail of Lewis and Clark: A Journey Up the Missouri River. Honesdale, Pa.: Boyds Mills Press, 2002.
Peter Lourie and his friends set out in Nebraska and follow the path that Lewis and Clark took up the Missouri River toward its headwaters in Montana. The text is supplemented with illustrations of artifacts and photographs in this ode to the Missouri and its explorers.
Gr. 3-7. |
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| 071113 |
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Holling, Holling Clancy. Minn of the Mississippi. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951.
The history of the Mississippi River Valley is told in text and pictures through the adventures of Minn, a snapping turtle, as she travels downstream.
Gr. 3-6.
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| 271322 |
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LaMarche, Jim. The Raft. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2000.
Reluctuant Nicky spends a wonderful summer with Grandma who introduces him to the joy of rafting down the river near her home and watching the animals along the banks.
Gr. 2-5. |
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