The World's Top Ten Rivers

JUNIOR Did you know that Siberia has three of the top ten? Of course you did. Can you name them? Of course you can. Any damn fool knows they are the Yenisei, the Ob and the Lena. Now how long is each, where is its source and where does it meet the sea? All this and more can be found in this odd but strangely compelling book. After an introductory section on 'What is a River?' and a world map showing where they are, each of the ten rivers gets a double-page spread including a map, a fact box, a couple of photographs, perhaps a drawing and some brief text touching on its route and its importance to the local people. The maps and drawings are in a faux-naif style-this does a particular disservice to the maps which end up being of almost no use at all. Definitely worth a look but the companion volume Islands is less successful.