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    101 Fun Facts About the World's Rivers: A Set of Seven 15-Minute Books
    101 Fun Facts About the World's Rivers: A Set of Seven 15-Minute Books
    101 Fun Facts About the World's Rivers: A Set of Seven 15-Minute Books
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    101 Fun Facts About the World's Rivers: A Set of Seven 15-Minute Books

    By Jeannie Meekins

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    How much of America’s rainfall ends up in the Mississippi River?
    Which mountain range grew around the Danube River?
    Are there more kinds of fish in the Amazon or in the ocean?
    The Thames was once a tributary of what European river?
    What is the “Ghost City” of the Yangtze?

    Learn the answer to these questions and many more fun facts in this group of seven 15-Minute Books. Rivers can have many fascinating facts. Surprise your friends, and even your parents with these fun facts.

    This compilation includes the following 15-minute books:
    14 Fun Facts About the Amazon
    14 Fun Facts About the Nile
    14 Fun Facts About the Danube
    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze River
    14 Fun Facts About the Mississippi River
    14 Fun Facts About the River Thames
    14 Fun Facts About Australia's Murray River

    Reading Level: 6.9
    All measurements in American and metric.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateApr 8, 2016
    ISBN9781310350511
    101 Fun Facts About the World's Rivers: A Set of Seven 15-Minute Books
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    Jeannie Meekins

    Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com

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      101 Fun Facts About the World's Rivers - Jeannie Meekins

      14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

      THE AMAZON

      The Amazon River is the largest river in the world. It winds its way across South America, picking up dirt, leaves, and mostly water from over one third of South America. Then it empties into the Atlantic Ocean.

      (eliduke)

      Fact 1: The Amazon River contains more water than the next ten largest rivers combined!

      If you took a list f the 11 largest rivers in the world, the Amazon River would be at the top of that list. But it isn't just the biggest river by a bit.

      If you then added up all the water in the next ten largest rivers, it would still not be as much water as there is in the Amazon River.

      The Amazon isn't bigger by just a bit, it is a lot bigger.

      (rmhermen)

      Fact 2: There are more species of fish in the Amazon than in the Atlantic Ocean.

      Everyone has heard that there are piranhas in the Amazon River. They are those fish with the mouth full of sharp teeth that like to eat meat!

      But did you know that there are a lot of other fish in the Amazon. In fact, many scientists think there are more fish in the Amazon River than there are in the oceans.

      There are more than 5,600 species of fish that have been discovered living in the Amazon River.

      (Jia Liang Gao)

      Fact 3: The Amazon starts 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean, but travels 4,000 miles to empty into the Atlantic Ocean.

      It can sometimes be hard to figure out where a river begins. Most rivers start out as several rivers that join together to form a larger river.

      When scientists try to find out where a river starts, they will often look at two rivers that join together. They will decide which of the two rivers is larger. They will then follow the larger river back until it meets up with another river, and the process is repeated again.

      By slowly tracing a river back, they can find out where a river begins.

      The Amazon River begins high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. It begins at Nevado Mismi.

      The source is marked by a cross marking the point where a spring appears out of the mountain.

      This spot is only 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The river then keeps going all the way across South America, adding more and more water, until it empties into the Pacific Ocean 4,000 miles (6,400 km) away.

      (kmusser)

      Fact 4: The Amazon drains over one-third of the South American continent.

      A basin is an area that all drains to one place.

      The Amazon basin is the largest in the world. It covers over 40% of the entire South American continent. All the water from this entire area flows into one place; the Amazon River.

      The Amazon basin covers all or part of seven of South America's thirteen countries. They are Brazil, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela and a small part of Guyana.

      The area covered is about 2,720,000 square miles (7,050,000 square kms)

      (NASA)

      Fact 5: In some places the Amazon River is over 330 feet (100 meters) deep!

      There is a lot of water in the river, and all that water takes up a lot of space. In some areas the river spreads out and can be over 30 miles (48km) wide during the wet season.

      But there are some places where the Amazon squeezes between rocks or mountains. In these places the river can be over 330 feet (100 meters) deep. This happens during the wet season when huge amounts of rain fall almost every day.

      (Nao Iizuka)

      Fact 6: The Amazon River is wider than many lakes.

      The Amazon River is between one and 6.2 miles (1.6 and 10 kms) across during most of the year. However, the rainy season brings huge amounts of rain down from the skies. This rain drains into the Amazon River.

      During the rainy season, the river can swell and flood over its banks. At these times the Amazon can be over 35 miles (56 km) wide. That is wider than many lakes. The river is so wide that it is sometimes called the River Sea.

      The mouth of the Amazon can be 250 miles (400 km) wide during the wet season!

      The rainy season occurs during different times of the year along different parts of the Amazon.

      (NASA)

      Fact 7: The Amazon River has no delta.

      A delta is an area where a river drops the dirt and silt it is carrying.

      Most rivers pick up dirt and silt as they rush along. The Amazon River is no different. It picks up huge amounts of soil and nutrients, turning the water muddy.

      When a river reaches the ocean, it spreads out and stops moving so fast. All of the dust and dirt sinks to the bottom, creating more land. At least that is what happens in most rivers. But then most rivers drop their water into the ocean in a protected area like a lake, sea or gulf.

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