| Description |
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm |
| Series |
Rivers around the world.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. |
| Contents |
Sacred river -- The river basin -- People of the Ganges -- Travel and commerce -- The modern Ganges -- Comparing the world's rivers. |
| Summary |
This book reveals the facts about the Ganges, a river sacred to Hindus. Follow it from its source high in the Himalayas, southeast through India and into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Flowing through one of the most densely populated areas in the world, its banks are also the site of shrines, temples, and holy cities, including Varanasi, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Pollution of the river and the threat to wildlife species are also examined. |
| Audience |
1020L Lexile |
| Note |
1020L Lexile |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 6.7 1 136058 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 6.7 1 136058 |
| Subject |
Ganges River (India and Bangladesh) -- Juvenile literature.
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Ganges River Valley (India and Bangladesh) -- Juvenile literature.
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India -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9780778774433 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) |
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0778774430 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper) |
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9780778774662 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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077877466X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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