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The absolutely perfect traveling companion and guide for both kids and adults exploring the Southwest's redrock canyons, their wildlife, plants, and ecology (via armchair or actually there). The story follows the mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and plants as they go about their amazingly interconnected lives in a desert canyon. Packed with illustrations, the true-to-life story is enhanced with carefully researched, easy-to-understand sidebars full of factual "information nuggets" which clarify and amplify the events of the story in an engaging, fun, and fascinating manner. A "things to do" section suggests a wide range of activities for all ages and interests. Ideal for ages eight through adult -- a great home school resource, too!
You shouldn't even think of visiting the redrock country of the Southwest without this book. Chock full of fascinating facts and an index for looking up just about ANYthing, adults will find this book as interesting as the kids do. Complete with a map of a fictional canyon -- a composite of several canyons visited by the author/illustrator -- the book covers 47 different animals, plants, and phenomena, and showcases the fascinating life of a redrock canyon.
Each two-page spread is a chapter (kids love chapters) and the animals in each chapter, leading their normal secret lives in th | |  | | The Southern Swamp Explorer
The Southern Swamp Explorer is an in-depth, take-along guide to swamp exploring, covering swamps and bogs throughout the Southeast. A guide to nine swamps you can visit is included.
The Southern Swamp Explorer ... your "MUST TAKE" guide for visiting any southern swamp or bog in the U.S.
Did you ever wish you could explore deep inside a swamp without:
~ getting soaking wet
~ becoming totally lost
~ being scared out of your wits
~ getting all mucky
~ or being eaten by an alligator?
Well, now you can .
The Southern Swamp Explorer is your ticket into the real life of a swamp.
You can read it in bed, from your hammock, lying lazily in the grass, or sitting at your desk. You can live the "wild" life right a |
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