River wild : an activity guide to North American rivers / Nancy F. Castaldo.

Author/creator Castaldo, Nancy F., 1962-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxii, 147 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 x 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentContributor biographical information
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Rivers--Study and teaching (Elementary). --Activity programs. --Juvenile literature.
Rivers--North America. --Juvenile literature.

Contents River Highway: Got river? -- Evaporation experiment -- Create your own river -- Temperature testing -- Clear or cloudy? -- Settling sediment -- Ride the Rapids of the Western Rivers: Colorado River -- Salty water experiment -- Build your own dam -- Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers -- Pan for gold -- Color it gold -- Great rivers of the Northwest: Salmon trap game -- Columbia River -- Yellowstone River -- Fly-fishing fun -- Fry bread -- Yukon River -- Salmon survivor -- Snake River -- Rivers of the Southwest and Mexico: Rio Grande, or Rio Bravo, River -- Mountain lion survival shuffle -- Dig in a box -- Learn a little Spanish -- Brazos River -- Measure up to an alligator -- Prickly pear cactus jelly -- Gila River -- Make a rain gauge -- Make a community seal -- Trinity River -- Life on the Mississippi, Missouri, and other Midwest Rivers: Huckleberry Finn log raft -- Wetlands rule! -- Mississippi mud pie -- Flyway passport -- Examine a mussel -- Lucky Lewis and Clark Journal -- Shoot the Hooch and other fun on Southeastern Rivers: Bottled sunshine punch -- Be a detective -- James River -- Chesapeake Bay -- Potomac River -- Susquehanna River -- Brackish water experiment -- Tennessee River -- Chattahoochee River -- Shoot the Hooch -- Rivers of the Northeast: Hudson River -- Painting nature -- Delaware River -- Solve the spill -- Connecticut River -- Fossils and footprints -- Kennebec River -- Check out cattails -- Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! -- To the North: St. Lawrence River -- Turning lemons into lemonade -- River of Lemonade -- Purposeful pelts -- Mackenzie River -- Fascinating feathers -- Ottawa River -- White-Water Riverscape -- Resources: Books, videos, and web sites -- Riverkeepers and other waterkeepers -- Places to visit -- Organizations -- Calendar of events.
Abstract Thirty games, activities, and experiments provide an introduction to learning about how rivers are formed, the water cycle, and the animals and habitats that exist along rivers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 124-127) and index.
Interest age level 007-009.
LCCN 2005022976
ISBN1556525850 (pbk.)
ISBN9781556525858 (pbk.)

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