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GRAND CANYONGRAND CANYONRELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

What's Inside:
  • How the Grand Canyon Was Formed
  • The Canyon's Clues to Earth's History
  • Canyon Plants
  • Canyon Critters
  • Peoples of the Canyon
  • Ways to Enjoy the Canyon
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"With layers of red, pink, purple, brown, green, gray, and yellow, the rocky walls of the Grand Canyon look like a box of melted crayons. No powerful cranes, noisy drills, or enormous shovels constructed the canyon. Instead, it was created by the mighty Colorado River. Of course, it had some helpers: small streams and tributaries, wind, rain, snow, and ice, as well as Earth's shifting tectonic plates."
RELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS
GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY
"If it's about Earth's land, water, air, or living things-- particularly people-- it's geography. The word comes from the Greek "geo," which means "earth," and "graphy," which means "writing or description." Physical geographers study landforms, water, soil, climate, and the distribution of living things.
SOUTHWEST PEOPLESSOUTHWEST PEOPLES
"With flat-topped mesas, steep canyons, towering buttes (be-yoots), and scorching deserts, the American Southwest is spectacular to behold. But the land also provides enormous challenges to people living there. For many years, though, Native Americans of the Southwest have lived in harmony with the land. They cherish it and use its resources wisely. Over thousands of years, these people evolved from. . . "
ROCKSROCKS
"Rocks are famous for staying put. If something is as "solid as a rock," you assume that it's not going to change or go anywhere. However, in reality, rocks are always changing and on the move. Nature's constant recycling of them can be seen in mountains, rivers, oceans, volcanoes, canyons, and earthquakes. Rocks come in about one hundred varieties. There are also approximately 3,500 minerals. . . "
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  • Grand Canyon, by Stuart A. Kallen. Thomson Gale, 2003.
  • Grand Canyon, by Lisa Trumbauer, Nanci R. Vargus. Children's Press, 2005.
  • "Hey Ranger!" Kids Ask Questions About Grand Canyon National Park, by Kim Williams-Justesen. Globe Pequot Press, 2005.
  • Grand Canyon Journey: Tracing Time in Stone, by Peter Anderson. Scholastic Library Publishing, 1997.
  • Letters Home from: Grand Canyon, by Lisa Halvorsen. Thomson Gale, 2000.
ADULT BOOKS
  • Grand Canyon: The Complete Guide, by James Kaiser. Destination Press, 2005.
  • Grand Canyon Wild: A Photographic Journey, by John Annerino. The Countryman Press, 2004.
  • Grand Canyon Impressions, by Bernadette Heath. Farcountry Press, 2005.
  • Grand Canyon Geology, edited by Stanley S. Beus. Oxford University Press, USA, 2002.
  • National Geographic Park Profiles: Grand Canyon Country, by The National Geographic Society & Kenneth Brower. National Geographic Society, 1997..
WEBSITES
  • National Parks Service Grand Canyon for Kids: http://www.nps.gov/grca/pphtml/forkids.html
  • American Park Network Grand Canyon for Kids: http://www.americanparknetwork.com/parkinfo/gc/activities/kidspage.html.
  • National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/grandcanyon/kids.html
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • Grand Canyon National Park:
    http://www.nps.gov/grca/