A simple story about a girl named Raquel who loves living by a river introduces the letter "r".

Jack is up for anything... as long as he doesn't have to get wet. No one knows about his fear of water, and he's determined to keep it a secret. But then he slips into a shallow stream and is pulled out of a deep, fast-flowing river gorge by Bear Grylls. They work together to build a bamboo raft, navigate the whitewater rapids and steer clear of hidden dangers... Can Jack rise to the challenge of being thrown in at the deep end? Will he sink or swim?...

"Climb aboard the Jungle Cruise and get ready for the adventure of a lifetime. Featuring terrifying tigers, mysterious ruins, and the eighth wonder of the world, readers can experience Disney Parks' world-famous Jungle Cruise attraction like never before"--Publisher marketing.

Teenager Ronnie's life is transformed by the murder of a ten-year-old neighbor for whom she babysat, and who had helped Ronnie adjust to living at a country inn on the banks of the Santiam River in Hoodoo, Oregon.

"When beavers make a dam that changes the path of the river, Camilla has to change her maps and learns that change can be a good thing"--

When Gretchen, her twin brother Jason, their little sister Daphne, and a friend find their favorite swimming hole filled with green slime, they learn how the water became polluted and what can be done to clean it up.

In The ghost of the chattering bones, while vacationing at a friend's country home, the four Alden siblings try to find a long-missing, priceless brooch and investigate the existence of a ghostly stream. In The creature in Ogopogo Lake, the Aldens visit Grandfather's friend at the Ogopogo Retreat and aided by puzzling clues, embark on a treasure hunt to prevent the retreat from being sold. In The vampire mystery, when the Aldens agree to watch the...

"Mientras pasea por el río, Violeta tiene un inesperado encuentro con un cazador furtivo. ¿Qué debe hacer? ¿Alejarse, tal como le ha indicado la abuela? ¿Alertar a los animales? Menos mal que cuenta con Barbas para resolver cualquier problema."--

"When the little beaver Kobe discovers that his home at Green River has become polluted with trash and is no longer safe, Kobe decides to take action. With the help of his friends, they remove the trash from the river and work together to build an amazing playground"--