National parks and monuments : learn about U.S. national parks and monuments with maps and fun facts!
Title:
National parks and monuments : learn about U.S. national parks and monuments with maps and fun facts!
ISBN:
9781423656081
Physical Description:
56 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm
Contents:
The West -- The Midwest -- The South -- The Northeast -- Alaska and Hawaii -- Washington, D.C.
Abstract:
Discover our nation’s parks and monuments with colorful maps, unique trivia, and more. Read about the special features and quirky characteristics that make up America’s monuments and parks from the east to the west coast. Full-color illustrations (including state maps and icons) and interesting trivia make it an easy and fun journey of learning! Discover breathtaking shorelines, enormous canyons, and towering mountains as you travel down rivers and hike along historic scenic trails. Did you know that Yosemite Falls is North America’s tallest waterfall? Or that Mount Rushmore took fourteen years to carve? Each of America’s monuments and parks has its own unique symbols, facts, history, landscape, and so much more.
