An assortment of animals living separate lives discover they need each other when they have a chance encounter on a river.

A girl expresses her love of the river that she visits, plays in, and cares for throughout the year.

Describes how rivers flow to the sea and the characteristics of rivers and lakes, including the animal life found within and near them.

Craig and his two friends Kelsey and J.P. explore the wilderness of the creek, which is dominated by other children.

"A vibrant, richly illustrated concertina book that takes the reader on a journey down the river, from the source high up in the mountains all the way to the sea. The River That Flows Beside Me ventures down surging waterfalls and past meandering turns, whilst exploring the remarkable relationship between humans, nature and rivers."--Publisher marketing.

Twelve-year-old Haven channels her anxiety about the climate crisis into a fight against the factory suspected of polluting the river running through her town.

Ben and his friends are determined to find out where the paper lanterns of the annual Autumn Equinox Festival go, so they follow the river as far as they can until the only followers left are Ben and Nathaniel.

Watercolor illustrations accompany the author's poem about the strength and courage of African American people throughout history.

"Still, silent water / starts to run / dancing over rocks, turning into song." Acclaimed children's book author Alma Flor Ada and her daughter Rosalma Zubizarreta-Ada share short poems for children about rivers and the life found along them. There are odes to cicadas, dragonflies, butterflies, fish, frogs and birds. "Dragonfly, / lovely fan of lace / wings fluttering / unceasingly, / above the river's water." These poems brim with the beauty of the...

"Use your reading superpowers to learn all about the water covering 70 percent of our planet, from tiny raindrops to vast lakes"--