Find out about Earth science with this first introduction to rivers and coasts. Need to Know introduce key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring fun facts, fantastic photographs and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded. This book is suitable for children reading at band 11: Lime. What is a river? / From source to mouth / River features / Rivers through history / Using rivers today / River animals / Record-breaking rivers / What is a coast? / Tides / Erosion along the coast / People and the coast / Animals along the coast / Incredible coastlines / Quizzes / Projects / Glossary / Index Titles in the Need to Know Our Earth series: Continents / Deserts / Earthquakes / Mountains / Oceans / Rainforests / Rivers and Coasts / Rocks and Fossils / The Poles / Volcanoes.