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10) Nature travel
Pub. Date
c1995
Description
Provides brief information on seventy national parks, reserves and wildlife refuges throughout North America, including advice on trip planning, wildlife to watch for, and activities at each destination.
14) North America
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Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"North America extends from the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland to the deserts of Mexico and countries of Central America. The landscape of North America ranges from grasslands to deserts. Learn more about this exciting environment in North America. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimedia content. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-on experiments,...
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
From the mountains to the ocean shores, from the wetlands to the deserts, North America teems with flora and fauna in delicately balanced ecosystems found nowhere else on Earth. With this book in hand, you will understand the language of nature and see those wild places with new eyes. You'll learn to recognize the lobed leaf of an Oracle Oak, the webbed tracks of a River Otter, and the fine, cream-colored tentacles of a Frilled Anemone. This volume...
Pub. Date
1991
Description
"Across the sea of grass" traces the journey of Lewis and Clark and other early pioneers of the land beyond the Mississippi who made their way across the plains that were home to buffalo, grizzly bears and tribes of Mandan, Sioux, and Pawnee. It shows how thousands of determined settlers turned the wild lands into wheat fields and why the destruction of the buffalo herds had such an impact on the Indian population.
Pub. Date
1991
Description
"Searching for paradise" delves into the history of California and its rich and diverse ecosystem that is isolated by desert and mountains. From its earliest settlers, the Chumash Indians to the recent mass migration of population, trace the rush to the Golden State and learn how the search for solutions to environmental problems in California exemplifies the progress and struggle of today's environmental movement.
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Journey across land and sea as National Geographic reveals amazing animal behavior and never-before-seen moments in the wild with this best-of anthology of blue-chip specials. This collectible set features 3 miniseries: Great Migrations, Untamed Americas, and Secret Life of Predators.
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