Super Parks! Grand Canyon
About this eBook
Did you know that the Grand Canyon is home to more than 400 animal species? Or that the oldest rocks in the Canyon, called gneiss, were formed 1.8 billion years ago? What about the fact that President Theodore Roosevelt made the entire Grand Canyon a Game Reserve, protecting it for generations to come? From the North Rim to the South, Super Parks! Grand Canyon covers it all, and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this city great. See Havasu Falls, learn about Arizona's indigenous peoples, and make your way across the SkyWalk, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of the Grand Canyon!
About the author
Buckley is the author of more than 200 nonfiction books for kids, including 14 titles in the New York Times-bestselling Who Was...? biography series. He has written for Scholastic, DK Publishing, National Geographic Kids, Discovery Books, and many others. He is also the author of nine books in the Show Me History! graphic nonfiction series. He lives in Santa Barbara, California, and is a frequent visitor to Seattle and San Francisco.
