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1) Sequoia and Kings Canyon

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Natural Laboratories Scientists in National Parks

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While reading this book, students will explore the world's largest living things and the work done by scientists at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California. Readers will learn how the giant trees were discovered, logged, and how they have since been protected. The Natural Laboratory: Scientists in National Parks series takes a look at the research and responsibilities of scientists working in U.S. national parks.

2) My Awesome Field Guide to North American Birds: Find and Identify Your Feathered Friends

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Graf, Mike

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My Awesome Field Guide for Kids

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Help kids become birdwatchers with this guide for ages 8 to 12 Get ready to watch and listen to the hidden world of birds! My Awesome Field Guide to North American Birds is a complete handbook for young birders. Kids will learn all about the birds that live around them-from Chimney Swifts to Horned Larks-and find step-by-step guidance on how to identify them. With clever bird-watching tips and tons of beautiful photos, they'll discover the habitats...

3) Natural Laboratories: Scientists in National Parks Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Grades 4 - 8

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Graf, Mike

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Natural Laboratories Scientists in National Parks

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4) Acadia National Park: Eye of the Whale

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Graf, Mike

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Adventures with the Parkers volume 10

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In this latest installment of FalconGuide's Adventures with the Parkers series, the Parkers, an intrepid family of four, journey to Acadia National Park in Maine where they explore the beautiful coastal waters and hike many of the park's finest trails, including to the top of Cadillac Mountain, the first place in the U.S. to see the sun rise every morning. They decide to end their trip by camping on an island within the national park, but when Mom...

5) Arches and Canyonlands National Parks: In the Land of Standing Rocks

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Graf, Mike

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Adventures with the Parkers

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In this latest installment of FalconGuides' Adventures with the Parkers series, the Parkers, an intrepid family of four, journey to southeast Utah to see the "Land of Standing Rocks" and such prominent features as Delicate Arch, Landscape Arch, Park Avenue Skyline, the Needles, and much more. They encounter mountain lions, a dive-bombing blue jay, and wicked desert weather along the way, but it's not until James makes a surprising discovery that they...

6) Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Ridge Runner Rescue: Ridge Runner Rescue

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Graf, Mike

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Adventures with the Parkers volume 6

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This is Max Davis reporting from the Great Smoky Mountains. It's the summer of 1940 . . . The Parkers, an intrepid family of four, are back for another exciting adventure, this time at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. With their great-grandfather's journal as their guide, ten-year-old twins James and Morgan and their parents backpack twenty-six miles along the Appalachian Trail, spotting synchronized fireflies and North America's largest salamander...

7) Grand Canyon National Park: Tail of the Scorpion

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Graf, Mike

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Adventures with the Parkers

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Dear Diary, I'm in a very unusual place: the bottom of the Grand Canyon. But it feels like we are at the bottom of the world . . . The Parkers, an intrepid family of four, are back for another exciting adventure in Grand Canyon National Park: Tail of the Scorpion. Amid the magnificent beauty of the park, ten-year-old twins James and Morgan and their father brave a steep twenty-one-mile hike from rim to rim. As they face heatstroke, exhaustion,...

8) Yellowstone National Park: Eye of the Grizzly

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Graf, Mike

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Adventures with the Parkers volume 4

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Dear Diary, Guess what? We're sitting with hundreds of people waiting for the world's most famous geyser, Old Faithful, to erupt. I can't wait to see it . . . Join the Parkers, an intrepid family of four, as they explore the wonders of America's first national park, Yellowstone. Twins Morgan and James marvel over the geysers, thermal pools, and vast array of wildlife. But when they come face to face with a grizzly, what will they do? Each book...

9) Olympic National Park: Touch of the Tide Pool, Crack of the Glacier

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Graf, Mike

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Adventures with the Parkers

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Each book in the Adventures with the Parkers series for kids 8-13 takes the Parker family to a popular national park and is packed with adventure as well as interesting facts about park activities, natural history, outdoor safety, and much more. All books have been vetted and approved by park officials and park associations. Each book includes color illustrations and photographs.

10) Glacier National Park: Going to the Sun

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Graf, Mike

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Adventures with the Parkers volume 7

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Finally the group reached the top. Straight ahead was a remnant Arctic scene. Grinnell Glacier was full of cracks and large chunks of ice. Some icebergs were floating in a small lake. A waterfall splashed down from Salamander Glacier above it . . . Join the Parkers, an intrepid family of four, as they head north to Montana's beautiful Glacier National Park. The family enjoys views of cascading waterfalls, uniquely sculpted mountains, glimmering glaciers,...