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32 pp.
| DK |
October, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-7894-9871-5$$19.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Steve Noon
&
Steve Noon.
Double-page spreads, featuring accomplished color art and an inconsequential text, introduce the world's longest river. Key locations--from the river's source at Lake Victoria all the way to the Mediterranean Sea--are presented in geographical sequence. However, each spread represents a different historical era so the volume seesaws backward and forward in time, making this a confusing reading experience. Glos., ind.