From the March 9, 2008 Pigeon Post essay of the same name.
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
Independent Readers
Young Adult
Being an ever more urban concentrated population, fewer and fewer kids have the opportunity to wade about in a river, scrabble around embankments, and to mess around with boats (per Rat of in Wind in the Willows - "There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."). While this is regrettable, there are still plenty of books that can introduce your children to the wilds, wonders and charm of a river.What books do you recommend?
This book list is divided into three sections:
(1) Picture Books
(2) Books for Independent Readers
(3) Books for Young Adults
The list begins below with Picture Books, but you can use one of the following links to skip directly to either of the other two sections.
Go to books for Independent Readers
Go to books for Young Adults
Picture Books
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Canyon by Eileen Cameron and illustrated by Michael Collier Suggested |
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Scuffy the Tugboat by Gerturde Crampton and illustrated by Gergely Tibor Recommended |
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The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and illustrated by Kurt Wiese Highly Recommended |
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Little Toot by Hardie Gramatky Highly Recommended |
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The Raft by Lim LaMarche Recommended |
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Where the River Begins by Thomas Locker Recommended |
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Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend by Robert D. San Souci and illustrated by Max Ginsburg Recommended |
Independent Readers
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The River at Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston and illustrated by Peter Boston Highly Recommended |
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River Boy by Tim Bowler Recommended |
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Trouble River by Betsy Byars Suggested |
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A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully Suggested |
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A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer Suggested |
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and illustrated by Michael Hague Highly Recommended |
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Minn of the Mississippi by Holling C. Holling Suggested |
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Our Only May Amelia by Jennifer L. Holm Recommended |
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Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Highly Recommended |
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Call of the Wild by Jack London Highly Recommended |
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The River by Gary Paulsen Recommended |
Young Adult
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The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad Highly Recommended |
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Rising Tide The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America by Deborah Kent Highly Recommended |
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The Blue Nile by Alan Moorehead Recommended |
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The White Nile by Alan Moorehead Recommended |
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The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough Suggested |
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and illustrated by Steven Kellogg Highly Recommended |
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain and illustrated by Barry Moser Highly Recommended |
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