A Common Tragedy
Author: Timothy J. Iannuzzi
Publisher: Amherst Scientific Publishing
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13:
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Texas Aquatic Science
Author: Rudolph A. Rosen
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Published: 2014-11-19
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 1623492270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aquifers to springs, rivers to estuaries, ample illustrations promote understanding of important concepts and clarify major ideas. Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, with relevant principles of chemistry, physics, geology, geography, ecology, and biology included throughout the text. Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation, the book tells us what we can do personally to conserve for the future and presents job and volunteer opportunities in the hope that some students will pursue careers in aquatic science. Texas Aquatic Science, originally developed as part of a multi-faceted education project for middle and high school students, can also be used at the college level for non-science majors, in the home-school environment, and by anyone who educates kids about nature and water. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Down by the River
Author: Andrew Weiner
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2018-03-06
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 1683352831
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne beautiful autumn day, Art sets out with his mother and grandfather for a fishing trip. Fishing days are Art’s favorite. He loves learning the ropes from Grandpa—the different kinds of flies and tackle and the trout that frequent their favorite river. Art especially appreciates Grandpa’s stories. But, this time, hearing the story about Mom’s big catch on her first cast ever makes Art feel insecure about his own fishing skills. But, as Art hooks a beautiful brown trout, he finds reassurance in Grandpa’s stories and marvels in the sport and a day spent with family, promising to continue the tradition with his own grandkids generations later. Illustrated with lush imagery by rising star April Chu, Down by the River celebrates fishing, family, and fun.
Where the River Flows
Author: Sean W. Fleming
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2019-08-06
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 0691191824
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRivers are essential to every aspect of civilization, yet how many understand how they work? Fleming takes readers on a journey along our planet's waterways, providing a scientist's reflections on the profound interrelationships that rivers have with landscapes, ecosystems, and societies.
The River's Voice
Author: Angela King
Publisher:
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781870098823
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume comprises 190 poems by 133 poets: old favourites such as Tennyson’s ‘The Song of the Brook’ and Wordworth’s ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ are joined by 20th century poetry from both sides of the Atlantic, with writers including A.R. Ammon, Wendell Berry, Carol Ann Duffy, U.A. Fanthorpe, Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes, Andrew Motion, Sylvia Plath and William Carlos Williams. Poets muse on the particularity of rivers, use the river as a metaphor for life’s journey, from spring to the sea of unknowing, and explore the magical qualities of water, its transformations and patterns. Yet in Britain our rivers are still retreating from a post-war onslaught: the lowering of water tables, draining of water meadows, chopping down of trees and destroying wildlife habitats. This book reasserts the timeless importance of rivers to our environment, to the poetic imagination, and indeed to life itself.
River Dynamics
Author: Bruce L. Rhoads
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2020-04-29
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 1108173780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRivers are important agents of change that shape the Earth's surface and evolve through time in response to fluctuations in climate and other environmental conditions. They are fundamental in landscape development, and essential for water supply, irrigation, and transportation. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the geomorphological processes that shape rivers and that produce change in the form of rivers. It explores how the dynamics of rivers are being affected by anthropogenic change, including climate change, dam construction, and modification of rivers for flood control and land drainage. It discusses how concern about environmental degradation of rivers has led to the emergence of management strategies to restore and naturalize these systems, and how river management techniques work best when coordinated with the natural dynamics of rivers. This textbook provides an excellent resource for students, researchers, and professionals in fluvial geomorphology, hydrology, river science, and environmental policy.
Along the River Road
Author: Mary Ann Sternberg
Publisher: LSU Press
Published: 2013-04-15
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 0807150649
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFew thoroughfares offer as rich a history as Louisiana's River Road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. In this third edition of her extremely popular guide, Along the River Road, Mary Ann Sternberg provides a revised introduction, new images, and updated information on sites and attractions as well as tales and local lore about favorite and overlooked destinations. Featuring background information about the area and a detailed guided tour -- upriver on the east bank and downriver along the west -- the book gives an overview of the River Road, serving as an accessible and definitive companion to exploring the corridor. Sternberg's abiding appreciation of the area's allure, garnered over twenty years, produces a must-have travel companion to a place that far exceeds its common reputation as only a parade of elegant antebellum mansions. In this new edition, she again encourages travelers to experience the many treasures of this wondrous byway for themselves, so they too can see how much it has changed over the past decade.
Streams to the River, River to the Sea
Author: Scott O'Dell
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780395404300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA young Indian woman, accompanied by her infant and her cruel husband, experiences joy and heartbreak when she joins the Lewis and Clark expedition seeking a way to the Pacific.
A River of Words
Author: Jen Bryant
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2008-07-09
Total Pages: 43
ISBN-13: 1467432547
DOWNLOAD EBOOK2009 Caldecott Honor Book An ALA Notable Book A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book A Charlotte Zolotow Honor Book NCTE Notable Children’s Book When he wrote poems, he felt as free as the Passaic River as it rushed to the falls. Willie’s notebooks filled up, one after another. Willie’s words gave him freedom and peace, but he also knew he needed to earn a living. So he went off to medical school and became a doctor -- one of the busiest men in town! Yet he never stopped writing poetry. In this picture book biography of William Carlos Williams, Jen Bryant’s engaging prose and Melissa Sweet’s stunning mixed-media illustrations celebrate the amazing man who found a way to earn a living and to honor his calling to be a poet.
Bulletin
Author: United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Agrostology
Publisher:
Published: 1897
Total Pages: 56
ISBN-13:
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