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    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze: Educational Version
    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze: Educational Version
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    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze: Educational Version

    By Jeannie Meekins

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    The Yangtze River is known by many names. From its headwaters in the glaciers of Tibet, it drops nearly 16,000 feet (5000 metres) on its journey to the East China Sea. For millions of years it has cut its path through the land. It flows through mountains and deep gorges and along broad, flat valley plains, taking water from thousands of rivers and lakes. It is shrouded in mists and mountains, stories and legend. Its basin is home to nearly one third of the population. To the Chinese, the Yangtze is more than a river; she is a living, breathing part of their very lives.
    How much do you know about the Yangtze River? Can you answer these questions:
    Where does the Yangtze start?
    How many rivers and streams empty into the Yangtze?
    What is the “Ghost City” of the Yangtze?
    What happened to the City of Fengdu?

    Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
    Ages 8 and up.
    All measurements in American and metric.

    The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateSep 20, 2013
    ISBN9781301545087
    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze: Educational Version
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    Jeannie Meekins

    Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer. And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written over 10 books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com

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    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze - Jeannie Meekins

    14 FUN FACTS ABOUT

    THE YANGTZE RIVER

    By Jeannie Meekins

    A LearningIsland.com

    15 - Minute Book

    The writer and publisher acknowledge that the official Chinese name of the river is Chang Jiang (meaning Long River), and that it is only known as Yangtze along the Lower Reaches. Yangtze is the Western name for the river. There are also local Chinese and Tibetan names for various sections of the river. For the purposes of this book, the name Yangtze has been used.

    We have used many sources to research these facts and they are accurate at time of publishing. The more we explore the wonders of our world, the more information we are discovering.

    Editor: Jennifer Robinson

    Cover and title page picture by BritRob

    Smashwords Edition

    Text (c) Copyright 2012 Jeannie Meekins. All rights reserved.

    Published by LearningIsland.com. All rights reserved.

    This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, please purchase your own copy from any of several online e-book stores. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

    14 Fun Facts About the Yangtze River / Jeannie Meekins

    Summary: A brief look at the Yangtze River, its history and its inhabitants.

    1. Yangtze River. Juvenile Literature. 2. China. Juvenile Literature.

    Words: 2376

    Reading Level: 6.8

    Ages 9 and up.

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    The Yangtze River is known by many names. From its headwaters in the glaciers of Tibet, it drops nearly 16,000 feet (5000 metres) on its journey to the East China Sea.

    For millions of years it has cut its path through the land. It flows through mountains and deep gorges and along broad, flat valley plains, taking water from thousands of rivers and

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