"The Altamaha River, Georgia's "Little Amazon," has been named one of the 75 "Last Great Places in the World." Crossed by roads only five times in its 137-mile length, the blackwater river is home to thousand-year-old virgin cypress, descendants of 18th-century Highland warriors, and a motley cast of rare and endangered species. The Altamaha has even been rumored to harbor its own river monster, as well as traces of the most ancient European fort...

"Pete's fondness for pranks gets him in trouble at school and for his punishment he is sent to spend the summer working for his uncle's kayaking business, where he uses one last prank to stop a group of motorboaters from polluting the river and getting too close to the whales."--

"A child and his beloved giraffe go on a grand sea adventure"--

Alex enjoys kayaking behind the raft of his aunt and uncle as they journey down Idaho's Salmon River, until they find themselves in the middle of a forest fire.

Considered lazy and unathletic, twelve-year-old Ryan discovers a heroic side of himself when a kayak trip with his older brother goes horribly awry.

"What if your biggest opponent is yourself? Finn Hunter has high hopes of making the national kayaking team one day. And he might just make it too, since he made the regional team last year. But this year, since his mom left home, things have been different. Finn is angry, and his paddling and relationship with his teammates are suffering as a result. Can Finn pull it together to achieve his dreams?"--