Cobblestone American History and Current Events for Kids and Children

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Tributaries are streams that flow into other streams or bodies of water.
Fertile means producing or capable of producing abundant crops.

ld Man River. The Father of Waters. The Mighty Mississippi. These are just a few of the nicknames for one of the greatest rivers in the world. It starts as

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