Walk right up to the rim of the Grand Canyon and watch the ground fall away, taking your breath with it. The drop is a mile straight down to the skinny green Colorado River. But the wide walls of canyon rock catch your eye first. They spread out in all directions, farther than you can see, a never-ending stack of soft rainbow colors. You can't take a bad picture at the Grand Canyon, and yet no picture truly captures it. When he visited in 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt declared that the Grand Canyon was the "one great sight every American should see." Today, Grand Canyon National Park protects a rich Native American heritage, beautiful geology, endangered species, and miles of exciting hikes. In 2019, Grand Canyon National Park, will celebrate its 100th anniversary. See why, each year, the Grand Canyon continues to be one of America's favorite destinations.
This book discusses the early people, creatures, and plants of the Grand Canyon.
This book offers a look at the social and emotional lives as well as communication methods of lions.
Insects that survive by living off another insect, animal, or person.
This title is a wonderful way of exploring why animals live where they do and they reasons for why they do it.
Insects produce materials people use every day, from honey to food coloring.
This book explains what a redwood is and discusses the creatures and plants of the Redwoods National Park.
This book offers a look at the social and emotional lives, as well as the communication methods, of dolphins.
How insects can become a serious problem when introduced to new ecosystems.
This book explains what the Everglades are and the creatures that inhabit it.
This title will allow students to understand how and why certain animals choose certain foods and why.
This book takes a look at how insects break down animal and plant matter.
This book offers a look at the social and emotional lives, as well as the communication methods, of meerkats.
This title looks at the way weather and camouglage helps keep animals stay safe against predators by changing color or blending in with their surroundings in some pretty strange ways.
This title will allow students to understand the reasons animals migrate, or move, in order to find food or stay safe.
This title explores the reasons why different animals sleep in different places in order to stay safe or keep warm.
Animals hide for many reasons. To hide from predators, or to stay safe from frigid weather. Learn all about the ways animals hide.
A boy goes to a prairie to look for a badger in the wild and observes how they hunt. Includes range map, glossary, and further resources.
Features 12 super-fast animals found around the world. Each spread contains fascinating facts, life cycle and habitat information, and interesting traits that make each animal fast.
This photo-illustrated book describes what a makes a winter storm a blizzard, how blizzards affect people, and highlights some historic blizzards. Includes information on keeping safe if living in an area prone to winter storms. The Q&A features throughout promote reader inquiry and critical thinking. Includes glossary, further resources, and index.
This photo-illustrated book describes how earthquakes happen, how quakes affect people, and highlights some historic earthquakes. Includes information on keeping safe if living in an area prone to quakes. The Q&A features throughout promote reader inquiry and critical thinking. Includes glossary, further resources, and index.
This photo-illustrated book describes hurricanes, or as they are known in other parts of the world, cyclones and typhoons. Explains how hurricanes are formed, how they are predicted, what can be done to stay safe in areas prone to hurricanes. The Q&A features throughout promote reader inquiry and critical thinking. Includes glossary, further resources, and index.
This photo-illustrated book describes flash floods, regional floods, and storm surges. Explains how floods are predicted, what can be done to help prevent them, and how to stay safe in areas prone to flooding. The Q&A features throughout promote reader inquiry and critical thinking. Includes glossary, further resources, and index.
This photo-illustrated book describes wildfires, including forest fires, grass fires, and bush fires. Explains how these fires are started, what conditions create a crisis, and steps taken to put fires out. Also includes information on staying safe and preventing wildfires. The Q&A features throughout promote reader inquiry and critical thinking. Includes glossary, further resources, and index.
