A River's Gifts: The Mighty Elwha River Reborn

by Patricia Newman

Book Overview

A mighty river. A long history.

For thousands of years, the Elwha river flowed north to the sea. The river churned with salmon, which helped feed bears, otters, and eagles. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, known as the Strong People located in the Pacific Northwest, were grateful for the river's abundance. All that changed in the 1790s when strangers came who did not understand the river's gifts. The strangers built dams,...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541598709
• ISBN13: 9781541598706
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.6" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7