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1) Grand Canyon
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's Awards: Caldecott Honor for Quality Illustrations
Children's Awards: Sibert Honor for Nonfiction
Children's Awards: Sibert Honor for Nonfiction
Description
"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain."--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explore the Grand Canyon's layers from the nearly 2-billion-year-old rocks of the Pre-Cambrian Era to the few formations of the Mesozoic Era. Learn about the different kinds of rock that make up the canyon and how the Colorado River carved them into the majesty of the Grand Canyon today. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and further sources for...
7) Grand Canyon
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the geography, wildlife, and people of Arizona's Grand Canyon.
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Perfect for first-time visitors and seasoned campers alike, expert hiker John Annerino's Hiking the Grand Canyon is one of the most user-friendly and comprehensive guides to one of America's premier natural wonders. Hiking the Grand Canyon provides detailed, authoritative descriptions of more than one hundred of the area's best trails, from easier day hikes perfect for beginners to more rigorous, rim-to-river and cross-canyon treks that challenge...
11) In the canyon
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrations and simple rhyming text present a child who is hiking with a group into the Grand Canyon, enjoying the wonders of nature--whether a lizard, a picture on the stone, or a glimpse of the moon from the bottom.
Series
Publisher
World Book, Inc., a Scott Fetzer company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A volume covering three of Earth's major landforms: the Grand Canyon in the United States, the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean, and the Great African Rift in eastern Africa"--
Author
Series
Mallory McDonald books volume 25
Publisher
Darby Creek
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
"Mallory's family is headed to the Grand Canyon. Mallory is looking forward to the road trip--until she finds out that her snobby cousin Kate will be coming along. Is it a recipe for disaster?"--
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Atlee Pine, an FBI special agent assigned to the remote wilds of the western United States. Ever since her twin sister was abducted by a notorious serial killer at age five, Atlee has spent her life hunting down those who hurt others. And she's the best at it. She could be one of the Bureau's top criminal profilers, if she didn't prefer catching criminals in the vast wilderness of the West to climbing the career ladder in the D.C. office. Her chosen...
18) Getaway
Author
Publisher
Mulholland Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Sisters Imogen and Beck have been friends with Tilda since high school. Once inseparable, over two decades the women have grown apart. After Imogen survives a traumatic attack, Beck suggests they all reunite to hike deep into the Grand Canyon's backcountry: a week away, secluded in nature. As the terrain grows tougher, tensions from their shared past bubble up. And when supplies begin to disappear, it becomes clear secrets aren't the only thing they're...
19) The anomaly
Author
Series
Anomaly files volume 1
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
June 2018.
Language
English
Description
"If Indiana Jones lived in the X-Files era, he might bear at least a passing resemblance to Nolan Moore -- a rogue archaeologist hosting a web series derisively dismissed by the "real" experts, but beloved of conspiracy theorists. Nolan sets out to retrace the steps of an explorer from 1909 who claimed to have discovered a mysterious cavern high up in the ancient rock of the Grand Canyon. And, for once, he may have actually found what he seeks. Then...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
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...
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