01256nam a22001937a 45000010005000000030006000050050017000110080041000280200018000690400030000870500014001170820011001311000019001422450079001612600034002403000050002745200706003246500032010308205FISKH20250902110530.0250902b        cb ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780448483573  aFISKHbeng cFISKHdFISKH  aF788 .O25  a979.1   aO'Connor, Jim   aWhere is the Grand Canyon?cby Jim O'Connor ; Illustrated by Daniel Colon   aNew York : bPenguin, c2015.  a108 pages :b illustrations ; maps ; c20 cm   aThere 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, which early native people lived there, and what varied wildlife can be found there now. A history of the canyon's end-to-end exploration in the late 1860s and how the Grand Canyon became such a popular vacation spot (5 million tourists visit every year) round out this informative, easy-to-read account.  aNational Parksv Geography