Parks for All: U.S. National Parks Guided Reading 6-Pack


Book Description

In 1872,Yellowstone became the first national park. Now, there are 59 national parks in the United States. The National Park Service also oversees landmarks, monuments, and seashores. In all, the NPS oversees 413 park sites. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this 6-Pack of nonfiction readers explores the history and importance of America's national parks. This high-interest title includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and clear, informational text to engage students as they build their critical literacy skills. The books include text features such as a table of contents, glossary, and an index to increase understanding and improve academic vocabulary. The Reader's Guide and Try It! sections prompt students to connect back to the text, and provide extensive language-development activities that will develop critical thinking. Aligned with state and national standards, this text prepares students for college and career. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.




Designing National Parks Guided Reading 6-Pack


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Visitors from across the country and around the world flock to U.S. national parks to explore their beauty. Little do they know that the National Park Service (NPS) has been guiding and enhancing their experience for more than 100 years. The NPS's mission is to protect and preserve important places. Learn how the NPS proves time and again that it is up to the job. Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this book builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. The hands-on STEAM challenge is ideal for makerspace activities, and guides students through every stage of the engineering design process. This book features: Real-world examples provide insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems; Content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math; Career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields; Dynamic images and text features enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that specifically supports guided reading instruction.




Passport to Your National Parks


Book Description

It's here! Now you can stamp your way through the entire National Park System with the newest addition to the Passport To Your National Parks line of products: the Collector's Edition Passport. Beauty and practicality meet artfully in this deluxe version of the popular Passport, taking you above and beyond the original by providing space for Passport stickers and cancellation stamps for every single park, as well as space for extra cancellations. The park sites are color-coded by region, each area featuring a color map that pinpoints park locations. With a spiral binding that makes it easy to lie open flat, a hard cover that ensures durability and longer life, and pages graced with beautiful color photographs, it's the ultimate stamping ground.




Parks for All: U.S. National Parks


Book Description

Explore the history of America's national parks. The parks balance conservation with tourism. Nature and wildlife are protected there. The next time you visit a park site, think of the efforts of the people who saved these special places for future generations. This nonfiction book includes important text features such as a glossary, index, and table of contents to engage students in reading as they develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and literacy skills. The Reader's Guide and culminating activity direct students back to the text as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. Check It Out! provides resources for additional reading and learning. With TIME For Kids content, this book aligns with national and state standards and will keep grade 4 students engaged in learning.







USA National Park the Journal for All 62 Parks of the United States for Kids


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Is traveling to all U.S. National Parks on your bucket list? From Acadia to Zion and every park in between this all-in-one journal will help keep you organized and track your National Park adventures. There is even space for all your National Park stamps! Keep the memories of a lifetime for a lifetime with this well-thought-out journal. You will cherish these priceless experiences for many years to come. This journal is ideal for adults and kids alike who enjoy touring the United States in search of National Park adventures. Makes a unique gift for a National Parks pass holder or a 4th grader participating in Every Kid In A Park. Convenient 6" x 9" size is small enough for travel but big enough to write in. Soft, flexible cover is perfect to pack in a backpack or suitcase. Key Features: Map of all 62 U.S. National Parks: The back cover includes a map for quick reference of the United States and its territories labeled with all 62 National Parks, including the newest National Park, White Sands. There is also a bonus map on the inside, track your routes, add stickers, etc to personalize it. The possibilities are endless! National Parks Tracking Log: National Parks tracking log includes the state/states where it's located as well as the year it was established. Features a bubble next to each National Park to check off or fill in each time you visit a National Park. Space to record the dates you visit each National Park. Perfect to keep your journeys organized and view how many National Parks you've visited at a quick glance. Pages for each National Park: Each National Park includes two pages for you to fill in everything you would want to remember about your visit. Fill-in sections include: dates of your visit, city/state you entered the park through, weather, who you traveled with, where you stayed, what you did, your favorite memory, sights, wildlife, hikes/stories/adventures, notes for next time, whether you'd visit the National Park again, a 10-star rating system for you to rate each National Park, and space for National Park passport stamps that you collect at each park. Bonus Pages: extra pages for notes. Beautiful activity & coloring pages to enjoy your free time.




Explore! America's National Parks


Book Description

America's 61 National Parks are a must-see for every nature lover and adventurer around the world, and Explore! America's National Parks shows the parks region by region, detailing not-to-be missed sights, as well as all the things to see and do. Would you like to kayak down a river? Or follow a trail of badger tracks? Or maybe take a ride on the back of a llama? With consultancy from a real Park Ranger, the book contains a variety of exciting and interactive information, from full-page landscape artwork, to activity spreads featuring flora and fauna to search for in the park, to maps plotting all 61 National Parks in each region. Plus, readers get a history of the parks, what to pack for camping and hiking, and information on environmental issues, endangered animals, and protecting the parks, and more.




America's National Parks


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Calling all adventurers! Are you ready to explore America's 60 amazing national parks? From Acadia's seaside cliffs and coves to Zion's enchanting red valleys, take a journey through the United States' most spectacular and exciting landscapes with America's National Parks from Lonely Planet Kids. With awesome facts, photos and illustrations on every page, you'll discover erupting geysers, exploding volcanoes, howling wolves, soaring eagles, mountains, glaciers, rainforests and more throughout the continental USA, Hawaii, American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands. America's national parks are bursting with gasp-worthy wonders: the world's largest tree with branches stretching 400 feet into the sky; the planet's grandest canyon 6,000 feet deep; a crystal-clear lake deeper than the Empire State Building. Meet the animals roaming each park, including gators, bison, gray wolves, spotted salamanders, great horned owls, bald eagles and grizzly bears, and find out the best activities, like snorkeling, white-water rafting, hiking, winter sports, exploring ghost towns and geyser watching. About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids - an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet - published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore! Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.




U.S. National Parks Adventure Journal & Passport Stamp Book


Book Description

Is traveling to all U.S. National Parks on your bucket list? From Acadia to Zion and every park in between this all-in-one journal will help keep you organized and track your National Park adventures. There is even space for all your National Park stamps! Keep the memories of a lifetime for a lifetime with this well-thought-out journal. You will cherish these priceless experiences for many years to come. This journal is ideal for adults and kids alike who enjoy touring the United States in search of National Park adventures. Makes a unique gift for a National Parks pass holder or a 4th grader participating in Every Kid In A Park. Convenient 6"x9" size is small enough for travel but big enough to write in. Soft, flexible cover is perfect to pack in a backpack or suitcase. Key Features: Map of all 61 U.S. National Parks: The back cover includes a map for quick reference of the United States and its territories labeled with all 61 National Parks, including the newest National Park, Indiana Dunes. There is also a bonus map on the inside that you can draw or color in. Use it to color code, draw landmarks, track your routes, add stickers, etc to personalize it. The possibilities are endless! National Parks Tracking Log: National Parks are listed in alphabetical order and each one includes the state/states where it's located as well as the year it was established. Features a bubble next to each National Park to check off or fill in each time you visit a National Park. Space to record the dates you visit each National Park. Perfect to keep your journeys organized and view how many National Parks you've visited at a quick glance. Pages for each National Park: Each National Park includes two pages for you to fill in everything you would want to remember about your visit. Fill-in sections include: dates of your visit, city/state you entered the park through, weather, who you traveled with, where you stayed, what you did, your favorite memory, sights, wildlife, hikes/stories/adventures, notes for next time, whether you'd visit the National Park again, a 10-star rating system for you to rate each National Park, and space for National Park passport stamps that you collect at each park. Bonus Pages: 10 extra pages for repeat visits to up to 5 National Parks




National Geographic's Guide to the National Parks of the United States


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Beautifully designed and user friendly, this definitive, revised edition of the Society's bestselling guide illuminates all 55 of the scenic national parks in the US. Includes detailed descriptions of each park, author-guided tours of personal favorites, excursions to nearby sites, national monuments, wildlife refuges and forests. 76 maps. 45 color photos.