Where Is the Grand Canyon ?

There are canyons all over the planet, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona is not the biggest. Yet because of the spectacular colors in the rock layers and fascinating formations of boulders, buttes, and mesas, it is known as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Starting with a brief overview of how national parks came into being, this book covers all aspects of the canyon--how it formed, which early native people lived there, and what varied wildlife can be found there now. A history of the canyon's end-to-end exploration in the late 1860s and how the Grand Canyon became such a popular vacation spot (5 million tourists visit every year) round out this informative, easy-to-read account.

Info autore

Jim O'Connor is the author of What Was Pompeii?, What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?, and Who Is Bob Dylan?

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Daniel Colon, Daniel Colón, Jim Connor, David Groff, O&apos, Jim O'Connor, O'Connor Jim, Who HQ
• Con la collaborazione di: Daniel Colon (Illustrazione), Daniel Colón (Illustrazione), David Groff (Illustrazione)
• Editore: Penguin Young Readers US
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 8 a 12 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 05.02.2015
• EAN: 9780448483573
• ISBN: 978-0-448-48357-3
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 195 mm x 10 mm
• Serie: Where Is...?; WHERE IS
• Categorie: Libri per bambini e per ragazzi > Saggi / saggi illustrati; USA, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / General, People & places (Children's / Teenage), United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, Educational: History, Natural history (Children's/Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / United States