1 The Amazon River begins in the Andes Mountains in South America. It passes through six countries before it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. It is almost 6,500 kilo The Amazon is the second longest river in the world. The Nile River, in But the Amazon has more water in it than any other river. This is why it world's biggest river.
2 There is so much water in the Amazon that when it reaches the sea this far out to sea. The water has a lot of mud in it, so it is brown. Five hund Spanish explorers on a ship 300 kilometres from land saw this brown wa followed it and found the Amazon River!
3 The river is very deep and very wide. In some places the river is so w on one side cannot see the other side. When the river floods, it is ev floods every year. Some people who live beside the river build their h When the river rises, their houses rise too.
4 There are millions of fish in the Amazon River. One of these is the pi very sharp teeth. Piranhas hunt in groups. They usually eat other fish they attack large animals or even people. They can eat a cow or a pers