Simple text and photographs introduce waterways, describing rivers, canals connecting two waterways, and oceans.

This series provides young readers the opportunity to learn about the architecture, construction and technology of various monuments, bridges, dams, skyscrapers found throughout the world.

Explores the many elements that depends on rivers, both nature and people.

In this classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture series, combat infantrymen take to Alaska's waterways to participate in a simulated attack on an aggressor-held bridge. Featuring footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, cameramen capture the dangers of this military highway and the alertness and navigation skills combat troops are required to learn to handle river obstacles. Since the rivers change month to month,...

"Discover over 100 of the world's most incredible rivers in this fascinating picture book. Amazing Rivers takes readers on a tour of the world's waterways, revealing the animals that call them home, the societies that rely on them, and the environmental issues threatening them along the way. Other books in the Our Amazing World series include Amazing Islands and Amazing Treasures."--Provided by publisher.

Provides a brief introduction to lakes, including how lakes are formed, ways in which people use lakes, and how to stay safe near lakes.

Provides a brief introduction to oceans and seas, including what oceans and seas are like, different things that live in oceans and seas, and how to stay safe near oceans and seas.

A bold new voice in nature writing, from the front lines of Britain's rewilding movement. Bringing Back the Beaver is farmer-turned-ecologist Derek Gow's inspirational and often riotously funny firsthand account of how the movement to rewild the British landscape with beavers has become the single most dramatic and subversive nature conservation act of the modern era. Since the early 1990s - in the face of outright opposition from government, landowning...

An introduction to the Mississippi River, covering its wildlife, history, and role in the culture and economy of the United States.

A tour of the Gulf of Mexico and its surrounding area.