14 Fun Facts About the Danube: A 15-Minute Book: Educational Version

15-Minute Book Book 7 · Learning Island
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 The Danube is a romantic river. It begins in the Black Forest of Germany, slashes gorges through the mountains and meanders along broad plains. Many castles and palaces have been built along its banks. Many cities have been built, destroyed and rebuilt.

A truly international river, it is a source of travel and trade for many European countries. Its basin collects water from many more before emptying into one of the largest deltas and national parks in the world.

How much do you know about this European river? Do you know:

How many countries does the Danube River run through?

Which mountain range grew around the Danube River?

How often does the Danube River freeze?

The oldest castle in the world sits along the Danube. Which castle is it?

What are Danube Pebbles?

Find out the answers to these questions and more and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.

Ages 8 and up.

All measurements in American and metric.

The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards.

LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

About the author

 Jeannie Meekins is an Australian writer who lives with her children and a couple of cats who think they own the computer.  And if her dog could read, he’d be jealous, so it’s lucky that he can’t. Jeannie has also written a large number of books for children, many available through LearningIsland.com.

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