The River of Life (Board Book)

Board Book. A lift-the-flap book about the animals and plants that live in rivers around the world.Rivers support life in their depths, on their banks, and in the sky above them. This joyous advent calendar of a book highlights some of the most fascinating river habitats in the world, with plenty of fun things for young readers to spot in each stunning illustration by Marc Pattenden. After spying a creature hidden in the scene, little hands they can lift a flap to learn more about it.The book introduces famous rivers around the world, including the Mississippi and the otters that roam its banks, and the endangered dolphins that call the River Ganges home. Readers will also meet the birds that rely on rivers for food during their epic migrations and discover the significance of the Nile River in Ancient Egyptian mythology.By the end of the book kids will have a new-found appreciation for the role rivers play in ecosystems all over the world. An illustrated lift-the-flap book about the animals and plants that live in rivers around the world written by scientist Dr Charles van Rees. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…