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A meet in the middle educational kid's picture book with the tale of a little guy on his way home,a most insightful story to add to your children's books. 続きを見る

The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area encompasses 292,500 acres in an 85-mile run of the Columbia River, beginning at the Sandy River about 17 miles east of Portland, Oregon, extending just ……続きを見る

The Great Lakesーcontaining one-fifth of the standing freshwater on earth, covering some 94,250 square miles with a combined 10,210 miles of shorelineーhave suffered greatly from human use and abuse……続きを見る

In this book, detailed information has been given about our oceans, rivers, and lakes, and a brief description of life-giving trees has been given. After reading this book and understanding the role……続きを見る

"We know of no better account, from the inside, of steamboating." ーAmerican Historical Review, 1909 "It is impossible to read of such devil-may-care steamboating without a regret that there is none……続きを見る

Less than an hour by train from New York City... Croton Point Park encapsulates the history, beauty and promise of the Hudson Valley. The Westchester County Park encompasses miles of Hudson River sh……続きを見る

"One of the most adventurous canoe voyages ever undertaken." - The Critic, 1896 "Will forever remain one of the classics of northwestern travel." -Charles Sheldon "Pike was to British Columbia what ……続きを見る

The Rouge River is a mostly urbanized watershed of about 500 square miles populated by nearly 1.4 million people. While not geographically large, the river has played an outsized role in the history……続きを見る

"Pearson...is the rubber expert of the world...development of rubber is a thrilling commercial romance. Mr. Pearson played an important part in it...snooping about in the remote places of the world.……続きを見る

The Misadventures of a Cross-America Kayaker is the story of an old man on what would probably be his final adventure. Over a span of seven years, Hank Landau paddled and portaged over 4,700 miles o……続きを見る

In his memoir, Life on the Mississippi, Mark Twain personified the river as “Sudden Death and General Desolation! Sired by a hurricane, dam’d by an earthquake, half-brother to the cholera, nearly re……続きを見る

"One of the best accounts is...A History of the Missouri River, by Phil E. Chappell, one of the oldest Missouri River pilots...it is estimated that $100,000 in gold went down with the boat." -St. Lo……続きを見る

Mangroves thrive in intertidal zones, where they gather organisms and objects from land, river, and ocean. They develop into complex ecologies in these dynamic in-between spaces. Mobilising resource……続きを見る

In River Life and the Upspring of Nature Naveeda Khan examines the relationship between nature and culture through the study of the everyday existence of chauras, the people who live on the chars (s……続きを見る

Game fishes, particularly those of the salmon family, are critical indicators of the health of those ecosystems upon which we now know we are dependent. As the authors of this important environmenta……続きを見る

Voglio condividere con te, Lettore, la mia esilarante esperienza vissuta, arricchita dalla sapiente conoscenza di un antropologo, di un poeta, di un alpinista e altri professionisti che mi hanno acc……続きを見る

At the end of this book, you should be able to identify the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers. Flow with these rivers to understand their importance in the regions that they pass. How do they he……続きを見る

Read this book to learn about the three major rivers of the east coast namely the rivers James, Hudson and St. Lawrence. Understand the importance of these rivers to the wildlife, communities and in……続きを見る

For integrated water resources management both blue and green water resources in a river basin and their spatial and temporal distribution have to be considered. This is because green and blue water……続きを見る

Not long ago it seemed flood control experts were close to mastering the unruly flows funnelling toward Hudson Bay and the Prairie city of Winnipeg. But as more intense and out-of-synch flood events……続きを見る

Western Water A to Z is the first ever field guide to Western water. Reinventing this twentieth-century genre for a twenty-first-century audience, Robert R. Crifasi answers questions about rivers, w……続きを見る

More than the lifeblood of our natural world, Texas rivers have nourished the human spirit for as long as people have gathered on their banks. A living bond has flowed between Texas writers and rive……続きを見る

Water voles are a newly endangered species. Through informative chapters ranging from the physiological and environmental to the water vole's inclusion in myth, legend, art and literature, The Water……続きを見る

Goldfischhaltung - Ratgeber zu Goldfischen im Teich oder Aquarium Goldfische kaufen, halten, züchten, drinnen oder draußen - Infos zu Haltung, Umgebung, Krankheiten und Ernährung Goldfischhaltung wi……続きを見る

"Whispers of Nature: A Collection of Poems" is an ebook that brings together a diverse array of poems that celebrate and reflect upon the beauty, mystery, and power of nature. The poems in this coll……続きを見る

A writer’s travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan Riverーexploring the long conflict over water supply Access to water has played a pivotal role in the Israel-Palestine dispute. Israel has……続きを見る

When Rome falls, so too will the world… Christmas, 1797. Erstwhile magistrate Felix Gracchus wakes in the French embassy beside the Tiber after a serious bout of malaria. Despite his poor health, th……続きを見る

The seas and oceans play a vital role in the earth's climate. One of the most important services the ocean provides to human society is the provision of food through captured fisheries and farms. Th……続きを見る

In Sandstone Seduction, Katie Lee collects her most creative writing, written over her lifetime, telling us about the events that shaped her life, and her encounters with water and rock. As always, ……続きを見る

In Texas, Wichita Falls lies at the nexus of many strains of American environmental history. Covering Progressive Era land ethics, water management, boom and bust oil towns, colorful municipal boost……続きを見る