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Author
Pub. Date
1988.
Description
Austin's famous poetic study of the lands between Death Valley and the High Sierras features fourteen sketches describing plants, animals, mountains, birds, skies, Indians, prospectors, towns, and other aspects, portraying the desert as a place of rare, austere beauty that weaves a lasting spell over its inhabitants
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"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 canyon, and all the secret life hidden in its arms"--
9) Yosemite
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes a trip to Yosemite National Park and introduces the area's natural history, biology, and geology.
10) Yosemite
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Join scientists, experts, and adventurers as they trudge through mountains of snow, climb trees as tall as buildings, and soar high in the air to spy just how these global changes are affecting one of America's greatest wildernesses.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Long before she became known as the Cactus Queen, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt found solace in the unexpected beauty of the Mojave Desert in California. She loved the jackrabbits and coyotes, the prickly cacti, and especially the weird, spiky Joshua trees. However, in the 1920s, hardly anyone else felt the same way. The desert was being thoughtlessly destroyed by anyone and everyone. Minerva knew she needed to bring attention to the problem. With the help...
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.