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A stunning picture book about the five largest lakes in North America - how they formed, the importance of their abundant freshwater, and how they've become a national treasure - in the latest book from the author of Caldecott Honor book The Noisy Paint Box.
A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior—are five blue jewels set a bit off center in a belt across North America’s middle. Bordered by eight states and part of Canada, the Lakes hold 21% of the world's fresh water. How did these incredible lakes get there? And what can we do to preserve such a treasure?
Follow along as a drop of water in this enormous system and uncover its dramatic journey from lake to rive to lake, over Niagara Falls to lake and river again, and finally into the Atlantic Ocean.
Great Lakes: Our Freshwater Treasure
By Barb Rosenstock
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A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
The Great Lakes—Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior—are five blue jewels set a bit off center in a belt across North America’s middle. Bordered by eight states and part of Canada, the Lakes hold 21% of the world's fresh water. How did these incredible lakes get there? And what can we do to preserve such a treasure?
Follow along as a drop of water in this enormous system and uncover its dramatic journey from lake to rive to lake, over Niagara Falls to lake and river again, and finally into the Atlantic Ocean.
ISBN
9780593374351
Pages
40 pages
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
Mar 19, 2024
Language
en
Cover type
Hardcover
Book details
- Authors
- Barb Rosenstock
- ISBN
- 9780593374351
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Published
- Mar 19, 2024
- Publication year
- 2024
- Pages
- 40
- Dimensions
- 0.03937 in × 0.03937 in × 0.03937 in
- Language
- en
- Categories
- Juvenile NonfictionScience & NatureEarth SciencesWater (Oceans, Lakes, etc.)Environmental Science & Ecosystems