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River Roads West

Peter Roop

Ages: 8 and up
Pages: 64
List Price: $19.95
Cover: Hardcover
Published: 9/1/2007
ISBN: 1-59078-430-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-430-3

This 64-page four-color picture book traces the history and expansion of the United States through its rivers. Each chapter depicts a separate river and its role in history from the time before Europeans arrived to the end of the nineteenth century. The rivers highlighted are the Hudson, Ohio, Missouri, Mississippi, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Columbia. It is illustrated with photographs, prints, paintings, and original maps..

Awards

  • Included in the 2008 edition of The Best Children’s Books of the Year, an annotated bibliography from the Children’s Book Committee of Bank Street College of Education in New York City.

Reviews

"Dip in anywhere in the volume and follow a water route through American history, learning much about culture, geography and the growth of the nation along the way. The attractive format is supplemented by a thorough bibliography and a list of websites. Excellent for research or for browsing."
     —Kirkus Reviews