10 Rivers That Shaped the World

Marilee Peters (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

136 Seiten

2015
Annick Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-55451-739-8 (ISBN)

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Ages 9 to 11 years Navigate the fascinating twists and turns of rivers that have molded our history. Rivers can be extraordinarily powerful, and not just because of their fast-flowing currents. They can make civilizations rise or crumble, divide cultures or link them together, and even provide crucial clues to where we came from.

Navigate the fascinating twists and turns of rivers that have molded our history. Rivers can be extraordinarily powerful, and not just because of their fast-flowing currents. They can make civilizations rise or crumble, divide cultures or link them together, and even provide crucial clues to where we came from. Dive into these 10 surprising stories about the power of rivers through the ages, including: * How the "lucky accident" of the Nile's unique flooding patterns allowed the culture of Ancient Egypt to flourish in one of the hottest, driest places on earth; * Why the Amazon helped scientists discover how species evolve; * How Livingstone's ill-fated exploration of the Zambezi changed Africa forever; * Why you can trace just about every hit song back to the Mississippi River; * How the massive Three Gorges Dam displaced over one million Chinese in the Yangtze River Valley; * Why people in India have gathered to bathe in the Ganges for thousands of years; * The crucial roles of the Awash, the Thames, and the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in human history. Compelling storytelling, striking original art, and colorful photos take readers on a unique journey across time and place.

Marilee Peters is the author of "Patient Zero: Solving the Mysteries of Deadly Epidemics." She lives in Vancouver, BC. Kim Rosen illustrates for clients all over the world from her home in Northampton, MA. She previously illustrated "10 Plants That Shook the World."

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.4.2015
Reihe/Serie	World of Tens
Illustrationen	Kim Rosen
Zusatzinfo	illustrations
Verlagsort	Ontario
Sprache	englisch
Maße	184 x 241 mm
Gewicht	496 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie
ISBN-10	1-55451-739-7 / 1554517397
ISBN-13	978-1-55451-739-8 / 9781554517398
Zustand	Neuware