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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
River River Debby Atwell A river gradually becomes depleted as more and more people use its resources to build cities, transport goods, and handle sewage. OL110990W
A river ran out of Eden A river ran out of Eden James Vance Marshall To Jim and Tania Lee and their little boy Eric, the mist-pearled island was Paradise — until a violent storm, a fabulous seal, and a handsome stranger brought temptation to their Eden. OL1396635W
Raquel and the letter R Raquel and the letter R Cynthia Fitterer Klingel A simple story about a girl named Raquel who loves living by a river introduces the letter "r". OL14860840W
Forgive the River, Forgive the Sky Forgive the River, Forgive the Sky Gloria Whelan After her father dies in the river they both love, twelve-year-old Lily struggles to come to terms with her loss, and in so doing, she helps a paraplegic former pilot accept his condition and move on… OL14866612W
Dark river Dark river Mary Jane Beaufrand Teenager Ronnie's life is transformed by the murder of a ten-year-old neighbor for whom she babysat, and who had helped Ronnie adjust to living at a country inn on the banks of the Santiam River in H… OL16134418W
Riparia's river Riparia's river Michael J. Caduto When Gretchen, her twin brother Jason, their little sister Daphne, and a friend find their favorite swimming hole filled with green slime, they learn how the water became polluted and what can be don… OL16163170W
The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame The adventures of four amiable animals, Rat, Toad, Mole and Badger, along a river in the English countryside. OL16312108W
River Dream River Dream Allen Say While sick in bed, a young boy opens a box from his uncle and embarks on a fantastical fishing trip. OL19258W
Taking care of Carruthers Taking care of Carruthers James Marshall When Carruthers is miserable with a cold, Eugene and Emily cheer him up with a story about a wonderful adventure shared by three friends one summer afternoon on the river. OL2027730W
Story About Ping (Reading Chest) Story About Ping (Reading Chest) Marjorie Flack,Jerry Terheyden,Kurt Wiese A little duck finds adventure on the Yangtze River when he is too late to board his master's houseboat one evening. OL2588330W
The last payback The last payback James VanOosting Getting revenge for the death of her twin brother will be hard for sixth-grader Dimple Dorfman, especially because she thinks that he was shot by the boy she likes best in her small town. OL3339701W
The great Red River raft The great Red River raft Peter Zachary Cohen Describes how in the 1830's riverman Henry Shreve cleared the Red River of a centuries-old, 200 mile logjam with his iron snagboat, thus opening the way for steamboats to Texas. OL3579373W
River story River story Meredith Hooper Follows a river from its source as a mountain stream formed from melting snow, as it rushes over rocks and through valleys to the busy city, and finally to its end, where it joins the sea. OL449125W
Canoeing Canoeing Laura Lattig Describes the sights and sounds of a quiet canoe journey down the river at dusk when the herons, owls, bats, and deers come out. OL4626524W
The hee-haw river The hee-haw river Dee Lillegard Annoyed when the farmer's wife complains about its murmur, the river sets in motion a confusing chain of events by stealing the mule's hee-haw. OL463395W
Trouble River Trouble River Betsy Cromer Byars When he builds his raft, a twelve-year-old boy never dreams that it will serve as the sole means of escape for himself and his grandmother when hostile Indians threaten their prairie cabin. OL470657W