The Tigris and Euphrates: Rivers of the Fertile Crescent (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780778774488)

The Tigris and Euphrates rivers surround a region once known as Mesopotamia, the "cradle" of ancient civilizations that included Sumer, Babylonia, and Assyria. This fascinating book follows both rivers from where they begin in Turkey, travel down through northern Syria and Iraq, and join to form the Shatt al Arab before emptying into the Persian Gulf. Historically, the Tigris and the Euphrates supplied water for farming of the surrounding plain. Today, the region's economy still depends on the rivers for irrigation and electricity, but the building of canals, dikes, and dams is a threat to natural habitats and wildlife. Tension between countries competing for water is also an issue.

Author: Gary G. Miller
ISBN-10: 0778774481
ISBN-13: 9780778774488
Publisher: Crabtree Classics
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2010
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 11.32h x 8.56w x 0.33d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.9
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 136063 / Tigris and Euphrates: Rivers of the Fertile Crescent


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/2010 pg. 90