River is a flowing body of water: sparkling, noisy and sometimes roaring. Living people have some of these same qualities; children who listen to both understand this. The Kickapoo River in southwestern Wisconsin tells its own story to three children who stumble onto a way to walk with. An ancient river which avoided the last ice age 10,000 years ago from it has a rich history to tell. The story ends suddenly when Pete, the children's uncle, comes home. The children, Andy from St. Paul, Minnesota, and Mark and Jackie from the Kickapoo Valley, find out other ways to learn about rivers. -- Publisher.