National Parks of the USA
No. of pages 112
Published: 2018
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Explore Florida's river-laced Everglades, travel down the white water rapids of the Grand Canyon, trek across the deserts of Death Valley and scale the soaring summits of the Rocky Mountains with this book that brings you up close to nature's greatest adventures.
Divided by region (East, Central, Rocky Mountains, West, Tropics and Alaska), a pictographic map at the start of each section shows the locations of the parks to be covered. Each park is introduced by a stunning, poster-worthy illustration of one of its scenes and a summary of its makeup, followed by individual illustrations of the animals and plants that make their homes there.
Captions provide captivating information about the wildlife. Did you know that Everglades National Park is home to marsh rabbits who paddle through its swamps searching for herbs, flowers and other plants to nibble on? Or that the pronghorn antelope of Badlands National Park are the continent's fastest land animals, sprinting up to 60 miles per hour to escape predators like bobcats and coyotes?
A 'Can you spot this... ?' page at the back challenges you to find a pictured critter or plant for every letter of the alphabet.
The parks include: Acadia, Badlands, Big Bend, Biscayne, Bryce Canyon, Channel Islands, Death Valley, Denali, Everglades, Glacier, Glacier Bay, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Hawaii volcanoes, Isle Royale, Mesa Verde, Olympic, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Virgin Islands, Yellowstone, and Yosemite.
A book to be treasured by children and adults alike, National Parks of the USA serves to inspire the adventuring naturalist in all of us.
This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.
There are 112 pages in this book. This is a book of maps. This book was published 2018 by Wide Eyed Editions .
Kyo Maclear is a novelist, essayist and children's author. Her first children's book, Spork, was shortlisted for multiple awards and won le Prix Jeunesse des Libraires du Quebec. She lives in Toronto. Chris Turnham is an up-and-coming illustrator that is well-known for his architectural illustrations. This is his first picture book, and he also has two upcoming books with us that he is both writing and illustrating, 51 REASONS TO LOVE THE RAIN and MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. Kate Siber is a journalist and a correspondent for Outside magazine living in Durango, Colorado. She has visited about 30 national parks and covers the world's wild and remote places as well as environmental and social issues. Her writing has been featured in National Geographic Traveler , National Parks , Preservation , Men's Journal , The New York Times , and many other publications.