River Beds: Sleeping in the World's Rivers
by Gail Langer Karwoski; Illustrated by Connie McLennan
Published by Sylvan Dell Publishing (August 10 release)
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Reviewed by Andrea Sisco
River Beds is the sequel to the award-winning Water Beds: Sleeping in the Ocean that received “Learning Magazine’s” 2007 Teachers’ Choice Award and the 2005 Mom’s Choice.
River Beds examines how mammals around the world sleep in or around ten major rivers. All the continents (except Antarctica) are represented. The Mississippi River and otters are discussed as are beavers living near the St. Laurence River. The Amazon River is home to the pink river dolphins called botos (this was new information to me) and the Thames River is home to a water vole (do you know what a vole is?). The Danube River hosts minks, the Indus River houses dolphins. Do you know where the Indus River is? I have to admit, the Nile inhabitants were my favorite. You’ll have to read the story to see what animal that is!
River Beds: Sleeping in the World’s Rivers is entertaining and educational. It’s written and illustrated in such an attractive and fun way that I suspect many children will be enticed to learn more about other animals and other rivers–or perhaps they will focus on one of the rivers in the book.
There are additional learning opportunities at the back of the book and readers and teachers can go to their web site and click on the book’s cover to find supplemental materials.
Armchair Interviews says: A must have for family libraries, and teachers should have it also.
Publisher’s Web site: http://www.SylvanDellPublishing.com
Author’s Web site: http://www.GailKarwoski.com