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National Parks of the USA is the landmark treasury that brought America’s natural beauty to a generation of young readers. With four new national parks and a spectacular four-page fold-out of the Grand Canyon, this must-have updated edition is THE best way to experience the national parks for yourself, wherever you are in the world.
Divided into seven regional chapters, this book includes
all 60+ national parks, from Acadia to Zion.
Twenty-five parks are featured in glorious four-page fact-files, giving young explorers the need-to-know info on the
history, wildlife, adventure sports, and natural phenomena that the parks are home to.
Throughout, Chris Turnham’s
timeless postcard-perfect artwork makes the parks come alive on the page. See iconic vistas side-by-side with secret haunts as you encounter everything from billowing volcanoes in Hawaii to pristine trails in the Great Smoky Mountains. You’ll boat through the swamps of the Everglades, take the temperature in Death Valley, and marvel at Old Faithful in Yellowstone, the place where it all started.
This new, updated edition, published to
celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, includes
new features on four national parks: Zion, Indiana Dunes, White Sands, and New River Gorge.
Plus, the
brand-new gatefold lets you see the Grand Canyon in all its majesty, before opening up the page to see it up close in an eye-popping panoramic illustration.
With more to explore than ever before, there’s never been a better time to embark on this adventure and get to know the
National Parks of the USA!
The highlighted 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, Indiana Dunes, Isle Royale, Mesa Verde, New River Gorge, Olympic, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Virgin Islands, White Sands, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion.
List of contents
1 Title
2 Contents – US Map
4 Welcome to the National Parks of the USA
6 You Can Help Protect the National Parks!
7 The National Parks' Past and Present
8 East Map
10 New River Gorge – Introduction
12 New River Gorge – Fact File
14 Biscayne – Introduction
16 Biscayne – Fact File
18 Everglades – Introduction
20 Everglades – Fact File
22 Great Smoky Mountains – Introduction
24 Great Smoky Mountains – Fact File
26 Acadia – Introduction
28 Acadia – Fact File
30 Central Map
32 Badlands – Introduction
34 Badlands – Fact File
36 Indiana Dunes – Introduction
38 Indiana Dunes – Fact File
40 Big Bend – Introduction
42 Big Bend – Fact File
44 Isle Royale – Introduction
46 Isle Royale – Fact File
48 Southwest Map
50 White Sands – Introduction
52 White Sands – Fact File
54 Bryce Canyon – Introduction
56 Bryce Canyon – Fact File
58 Grand Canyon – Introduction, including illustrated double gatefold
60 Grand Canyon – Fact File
62 Death Valley – Introduction
64 Death Valley – Fact File
66 Zion – Introduction
68 Zion – Fact File
70 Mesa Verde – Introduction
72 Mesa Verde – Fact File
74 Rocky Mountains Map
76 Yellowstone – Introduction
78 Yellowstone – Fact File
80 Glacier – Introduction
82 Glacier – Fact File
84 West Map
86 Olympic – Introduction
88 Olympic – Fact File
90 Yosemite – Introduction
92 Yosemite – Fact File
94 Channel Islands – Introduction
96 Channel Islands – Fact File
98 Sequoia & Kings Canyon – Introduction
100 Sequoia & Kings Canyon – Fact File
102 Alaska Map
104 Denali – Introduction
106 Denali – Fact File
108 Glacier Bay – Introduction
110 Glacier Bay – Fact File
112 Tropics Map
114 Hawaii Volcanoes – Introduction
116 Hawaii Volcanoes – Fact File
118 Virgin Islands – Introduction
120 Virgin Islands – Fact File
122 Endnote
124 Index
128 Imprint
About the author
Kate Siber, author of the award-winning bestseller
National Parks of the USA, is a journalist and a correspondent for
Outside magazine living in Durango, Colorado. She has tried her hand at almost every adventure activity going, and covers the world’s wild and remote places as well as environmental and social issues. Her writing has been featured in many publications, including
National Geographic Traveler,
National Parks,
Preservation,
Men’s Journal, and
The New York Times.
Chris Turnham is an illustrator and printmaker based in Los Angeles. He's worked as an artist in both feature and television animation and has contributed illustrations to publications and children's books.
