River Life - Look Closer Author:Barbara Taylor, Frank Greenaway (Photographer) Look closer at fish, reptiles, insects, and other river wildlife in their natural surroundings.
Study a water snake's skin and a crayfish's claws.
Find out how a brown rat swims and why turtles have long necks.
Examines, in text and photographs, the animals and plants that live in and along a river.
My kids like the photographs. The quantity of information is right on. Some nonfiction books are too long, and others water down the topic and over simplify. This book falls right in between.