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London, Martha

Summary: A massive canyon in Arizona glows red at sunset. Grand Canyon looks at when and how this canyon formed and what the future looks like for the popular landform. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Core, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J910.202 LON

Grant, Katy

Summary: "Oliver loves mountain biking on rocky, wooded trails. And he has an unlikely partner--his much older half sister Morgan. One summer evening while out with their dog Digby, Oliver tries to impress Morgan by leading her down a new trail he claims to know. They end up at the bottom of a canyon with no choice but to push their bikes up the steep trail. Then disaster strikes. Morgan slips and badly...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: West 44 Books 2023

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Gilbert, Sara

Summary: An elementary exploration of canyons, focusing on the geological evidence that helps explain how and where they form and spotlighting famous examples, such as Arizona s Grand Canyon.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.44 GIL

Terp, Gail

Summary: Provides information on some amazing canyons that have formed on Earth.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint 2019

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 551.44 TER

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.44 TER

Stewart, J. J.

Summary: "The Grand Canyon's stunning path is visible from space and attracts more than 5 million people each year. Grand Canyon National Park explores the park, including its geology, plant and animal life, the peoples who have called it home, and its main attractions. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject." -- Publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.79 NAT

Bowling, Dusti

Summary: A year after the death of her mother in a restaurant shooting, Nora is left struggling to stay alive when a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BOW

Messner, Kate

Summary: "Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MES

London, Martha

Summary: Explore the Grand Canyon's layers from the nearly 2-billion-year-old rocks of the Pre-Cambrian Era to the few formations of the Mesozoic Era. Learn about the different kinds of rock that make up the canyon and how the Colorado River carved them into the majesty of the Grand Canyon today. Additional features include a diagram labeling each of the layers, Fast Facts, a phonetic glossary, an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J979.132 LON

Ross, John F.

Summary: "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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978 ROS

Summary: The deserts of the southwest possess a beauty found nowhere else. Features cinematography from national parks of North America: Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Mono Lake, Sedona, Grand Tetons, and more.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Razor Digital Entertainment 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.914 CAN

Bell, Samantha

Summary: "Grab your flashlight for this trip into the darkness below. Readers will explore the deep caverns and caves that continue to fascinate visitors and reveal the wonders of life on Earth from eons ago. Part of our 21st Century Skills Library, this series introduces concepts of natural sciences and social studies centered around a sense of adventure."

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Place Bell

Hall, Rachel Howzell

Summary: "Bailey Meadows has just moved into the remote Topanga Canyon home of thriller author Jack Beckham. As his writer-in-residence, she's supposed to help him once again reach the bestseller list. But she's not there to write a thriller--she's there to find Sam Morris, a community leader dedicated to finding missing people, who has disappeared in the canyon surrounding Beckham's property. The...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas & Mercer 2024

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAL

Hull, Tim

Summary: Vast open spaces, dreamy canyons, and colorful culture: experience it all with Moon Arizona & the Grand Canyon.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.91 MOO

O'Connor, Jim.

Summary: There are canyons all over the planet, and the Grand Canyon in Arizona is not the biggest. Yet because of the spectacular colors in the rock layers and fascinating formations of boulders, buttes, and mesas, it is known as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Starting with a brief overview of how national parks came into being, this book covers all aspects of the canyon--how it formed,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE BASKET

Silver, Maya

Summary: From remote deserts and arid mountain ranges to colorful canyons and world-famous national parks, Moon Utah reveals the best of this adventurous state.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL USA

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.92 MOO

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.92 UTAH SIL

Dickmann, Nancy.

Summary: Describes the two national parks located in central California that are famous for their giant sequoia trees.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2006

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.48 DIC

Gup, Ted

Summary: The author's grandfather, Sam Stone, placed an ad in the Canton, OH, newspaper shortly before Christmas in 1933, offering cash gifts to seventy-five families in distress. Readers were asked to send letters describing their hardships to a benefactor calling himself Mr. B. Virdot. The author investigates a suitcase full of letters responding to these ads as he learns more about his grandfather's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2010

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 977.162 GUP

Vernon, John

Summary: Blending fact and fiction, presents the story of John Wesley Powell's 1869 voyage of exploration from the Green River in Wyoming Territory to the canyons of the Colorado River.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2001

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC VER

Noveller

Contents: Rune -- Effectology -- Zeaxanthin -- Pattern recognition -- Canyons -- Pre-fabled -- Thorns -- Remainder.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NOV

Sevigny, Melissa L.

Summary: "The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SEV

Parker, William

Contents: Tabasco -- Rocas rojas -- Domingo -- Mayan space station -- Canyons of light -- The wall tumbles down.

Format: sound recording-musical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD JAZZ PAR

Gup, Ted.

Summary: During the Great Depression, the impoverished residents of Canton, Ohio were offered ten dollars to pen their tales of woe. Seventy-five years later, author Ted Gup came across these moving stories and made it his goal to chronicle the families' subsequent generations. Here, Gup's sweeping narratives embody the struggles faced by the quintessential American family over the last several decades.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2010

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 977.16 Gup 2010

London, Martha

Summary: "There are many incredible natural wonders to see, from mountains to canyons, oceans, and forests. Natural Wonder Bucket List examines some of the most amazing natural features of our planet" --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Publishing 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 910.2 LON

Gup, Ted

Summary: The author's grandfather, Sam Stone, placed an ad in the Canton, OH, newspaper shortly before Christmas in 1933, offering cash gifts to seventy-five families in distress. Readers were asked to send letters describing their hardships to a benefactor calling himself Mr. B. Virdot. The author investigates a suitcase full of letters responding to these ads as he learns more about his grandfather's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2010

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult, Call number: 977.162

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.162 GUP

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