A sailor who has spent much of his life at sea is often called an \"old salt." This is a sort of joke, meaning that the sailor has probably been doused with so much sea water that he has become...
Plants of ponds, lakes, and rivers
Life in ponds, lakes, and rivers Plants that grow in and around ponds, lakes, and rivers give food and shelter to many animals. Grebes and other water birds use these plants to make nests....
Holes full of water
A lake is the exact opposite of an island. An island is a piece of land that has water all around it. A lake, or a pond, is water that has land all around it. Some of the places we call seas, such as...