Ocean State Libraries

"The Grand Canyon is one of the most majestic sites in the United States, and its views have been wowing visitors for centuries. This text contains beautiful pictures that encourage even the most resistant readers to learn more about this natural wonder, and the easy-to-read fun fact format will have readers wanting to plan a trip to the Grand Canyon. They'll learn about this spectacular area, the plants and animals that live there, and fun activities...

"Journalists Pete McBride and Kevin Fedarko set out on assignment for National Geographic Magazine to traverse the Grand Canyon by foot. They hope this 750-mile walk will help them better understand one of America's most revered landscapes and the commercial developments poised to alter it forever." --

"Fasten your life jackets for a ride you'll never forget. Now the excitement of a raft trip through the Grand Canyon has been re-created by a seasoned whitewater guide with a passion to share one of the world's most fantastic journeys. Michael Ghiglieri, a professional river guide for more than 17 years, has written the first book to describe that trip from the modern boatman's point of view. From Lee's Ferry to Diamond Creek, Ghiglieri leads you...

Rhyming text invites the reader to try to identify thirteen animals whose tails are seen by a family while hiking on a trail at the Grand Canyon.

"When John Wesley Powell became the first person to navigate the entire Colorado River, through the Grand Canyon, he completed what Lewis and Clark had begun nearly 70 years earlier--the final exploration of continental America. The son of an abolitionist preacher, a Civil War hero (who lost an arm at Shiloh), and a passionate naturalist and geologist, in 1869 Powell tackled the vast and dangerous gorge carved by the Colorado River and known today...

"Arizona is a remarkable state, rich in natural beauty-- the Grand Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of the world, a few hundred miles to the east-- the Navajo Nation and Mounument Valley Tribal Park with its sandstone spires and buttes, the Canyon de Chelly with ancient Anasazi ruins dating back almost a thousand years, the Saguaro National Monument, the Petrified Forest National Monument, the Colorado River and Lake Havasu. It's easy to see...