50 true tales from our great national parks
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Beverly, MA : Wide Eyed Editions, 2024.
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Book
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127 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
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"Discover tales of triumph from trailblazing men and women, like the story of Polly Mead-- the first female ranger in Grand Canyon National Park. Encounter remarkable animals and magnificent plants, from the mighty sled dogs of Denali to the mysterious, ancient trees that tower in Redwood. You can even explore how different parks came to be, and learn some of the fascinating histories of Indigenous peoples."--Page 4 of cover.
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Essex Children's Nonfiction
J 917.3 PEA
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English
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9780711285828, 0711285829
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"Discover tales of triumph from trailblazing men and women, like the story of Polly Mead-- the first female ranger in Grand Canyon National Park. Encounter remarkable animals and magnificent plants, from the mighty sled dogs of Denali to the mysterious, ancient trees that tower in Redwood. You can even explore how different parks came to be, and learn some of the fascinating histories of Indigenous peoples."--Page 4 of cover.
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Pearson, S. (2024). 50 true tales from our great national parks. Wide Eyed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Pearson, Stephanie, 1970-. 2024. 50 True Tales From Our Great National Parks. Wide Eyed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Pearson, Stephanie, 1970-, 50 True Tales From Our Great National Parks. Wide Eyed Editions, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Pearson, Stephanie. 50 True Tales From Our Great National Parks. Wide Eyed Editions, 2024.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- The national parks of the USA -- The amazing acrobats of Glacier Bay; Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska -- Return to paradise; Virgin Islands National Park, U.S. Virgin Islands -- The solitary mountain man; Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska -- The big bears; Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska -- Keepers of the light; Isle Royale National Park, Michigan -- Sled dogs to the rescue; Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska -- The flight of the California condor; Pinnacles National Park, California -- The spectacular night sky; Big Bend National Park, Texas -- The Bransfords of Mammoth Cave; Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky -- Fire!; Acadia National Park, Maine -- The supernatural powers of the ancient redwood; Redwood National Park, California -- The slow-motion sea cow; Everglades National Park, Florida -- The greatest discovery; Badlands National Park, South Dakota -- The unsung little sister; Capitol Reef National Park, Utah -- Welcome to the wonderful watery underworld; Biscayne National Park, Florida -- Light after dark; Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee -- Bat ballet; Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico -- The fall of Prometheus; Great Basin National Park, Nevada -- The greatest climb; Yosemite National Park, California -- A hazardous journey; Mount Rainier National Park, Washington -- The long journey of the leatherback; Dry Tortugas national Park, Florida -- The pioneering park ranger; Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona -- School of rock; Arches National Park, Utah -- Where the buffalo roam; Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota -- The voyage home; Channel Islands National Park, California -- Legend of the Hoodoos; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah -- Meet an upside down fruit bat; National Park of American Samoa -- Escape to the floodplain forest; Congaree National Park, South Carolina -- The best man in the party: Juliet Brier; Death Valley National Park, California and Nevada -- The jewels of the rainforest; Haleakalā National Park, Hawai'i -- Life on Mars; Lassen Volcanic National Park, California -- A once booming metropolis; Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado -- The first Hawaiians; Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawai'i -- The G.O.A.T.; North Cascades National Park, Washington -- Ancient social media; Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona -- The great slide; Olympic National Park, Washington -- The queen of Colorado's fourteeners; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado -- Charles Young and the General Sherman tree; Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks, California -- Where the bears are; Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming -- Rewilding the Appalachians; Shenandoah National Park, Virginia -- Return of the wolf; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho -- Free at last; Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio -- Where the Earth "breathes inside"; Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota -- Whiteout!; White Sands National Park, New Mexico -- Nature's gifts; Glacier National Park, Montana -- Walter's wiggles; Zion National Park, Utah -- Secrets from the depths; Crater Lake National Park, Oregon -- The hearty voyageurs; Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota -- Colorado's singing sand dunes; Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado -- Welcome to cactus country; Saguaro National Park, Arizona -- There's more. | |
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