Non-fiction/ Informational--A Journey into the River

A Journey into the River

Rebecca L. Johnson
Illustrated by Phyllis V. Saroff
2004

A Journey into the River is a book in a series of Biomes in North America.  The book contains all types of ecosystems that exist in the aquatic biome of the river.  It chronicles through different types of animals and  plants living in the river, as well as giving characteristics of a river itself.

This text is very informative of all the types of living things in the river.  It also describes how flooding, drought, and erosion occur around the river.  I use this book when we are studying the biomes of North America, including land and aquatic biomes.  The book contains real photographs, from around the country, of rivers and living things found in the rivers or around the rivers.  Students find this book interesting, especially the different types of living things that can be found in and around the river, as well as how they work together throughout the ecosystem.