Sail along five mighty rivers around the world and open up the giant fold-out pages to reveal incredible stories from history, mythology and modern times. This gorgeous gift book will take you on a world adventure via the world's greatest rivers. The Yangtze tells of dragons and dolphins, while the Rhine whispers about castles and Frankenstein. Explore pyramids, tombs and temples by the Nile, and search for lost cities and gold alongside the Amazon. And follow the Mississippi to hear of historic battles and dinosaurs. Gorgeously illustrated pages fold out to reveal the full length of each river. Make an epic journey from source to sea and soak up the rivers' amazing stories. Timothy Knapman is a childrens writer, lyricist and playwright. His childrens books have been translated into twelve languages and include the bestselling Mungo and the Picture Book Pirates and its sequels. His stories have been heard on CBeebies Bedtime Stories and Driver Dans Story Train and he does lots of school visits and bookshop readings. Ashling Lindsay is an illustrator from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Her first book, The Night Box (Egmont), written by Louise Greig published in June 2017, was nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Illustration award, shortlisted for the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize and shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize for illustration. Irene Montano is an illustrator based in Palermo, Italy.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 6-10 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2020 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Elizabeth Jaeger is a pastor living in rural Wisconsin with her husband and three mostly-grown children. In addition to The Little Shepherd, she is the author of The Pentecost Story, It's Halloween, Little Pumpkin and It's Easter, Little Bunny. Irene Montano lives in a sunny island and she's always dreaming of her future. She loves the warmth of daily life: the breakfast, the smell of coffee, children, and the rain. She has worked for Caterpillar Books, Beaming Books, Benchmark, Pearson, Oxford University Press, Maverick, Auzou, and Egmont. Louise Greig is a poet based in Aberdeen. She won the inaugural children's poetry prize organised by The Caterpillar (2015) and has been joint winner of the Manchester Writing for Children Prize. She was also a runner-up in the Chicken House Publishing `Big Idea' competition in 2014. When she's not writing poetry or stories for children, she is the director of a dogs home. Ashling Lindsay is an illustrator and animation director from Belfast. She was shortlisted for the AOI Illustration Awards two years running (2013 & 2014) and was also shortlisted for the AOI Serco prize for illustration (2015). The Night Box will be their first picture book. Timothy Knapman has been writing for children for over ten years. From space to geography, his books have been translated into over 15 languages.