National Parks of the USA

National Parks of the USA is the landmark treasury that brought America’s natural beauty to a generation of young readers. With four new national parks and a spectacular four-page fold-out of the Grand Canyon, this must-have updated edition is THE best way to experience the national parks for yourself, wherever you are in the world.

Divided into seven regional chapters, this book includes all 60+ national parks, from Acadia to Zion. Twenty-five parks are featured in glorious four-page fact-files, giving young explorers the need-to-know info on the history, wildlife, adventure sports, and natural phenomena that the parks are home to.

Throughout, Chris Turnham’s timeless postcard-perfect artwork makes the parks come alive on the page. See iconic vistas side-by-side with secret haunts as you encounter everything from billowing volcanoes in Hawaii to pristine trails in the Great Smoky Mountains. You’ll boat through the swamps of the Everglades, take the temperature in Death Valley, and marvel at Old Faithful in Yellowstone, the place where it all started.

This new, updated edition, published to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States, includes new features on four national parks: Zion, Indiana Dunes, White Sands, and New River Gorge.

Plus, the brand-new gatefold lets you see the Grand Canyon in all its majesty, before opening up the page to see it up close in an eye-popping panoramic illustration.

With more to explore than ever before, there’s never been a better time to embark on this adventure and get to know the National Parks of the USA!

The highlighted parks include: Acadia, Badlands, Big Bend, Biscayne, Bryce Canyon, Channel Islands, Death Valley, Denali, Everglades, Glacier, Glacier Bay, Grand Canyon, Great Smoky Mountains, Hawaii Volcanoes, Indiana Dunes, Isle Royale, Mesa Verde, New River Gorge, Olympic, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, Virgin Islands, White Sands, Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Zion.

1          Title

2          Contents – US Map

4          Welcome to the National Parks of the USA

6          You Can Help Protect the National Parks!

7          The National Parks' Past and Present

8          East Map

10        New River Gorge – Introduction

12        New River Gorge – Fact File

14        Biscayne – Introduction

16        Biscayne – Fact File

18        Everglades – Introduction

20        Everglades – Fact File

22        Great Smoky Mountains – Introduction

24        Great Smoky Mountains – Fact File

26        Acadia – Introduction

28        Acadia – Fact File

30        Central Map

32        Badlands – Introduction

34        Badlands – Fact File

36        Indiana Dunes – Introduction

38        Indiana Dunes – Fact File

40        Big Bend – Introduction

42        Big Bend – Fact File

44        Isle Royale – Introduction

46        Isle Royale – Fact File

48        Southwest Map

50        White Sands – Introduction

52        White Sands – Fact File

54        Bryce Canyon – Introduction

56        Bryce Canyon – Fact File

58        Grand Canyon – Introduction, including illustrated double gatefold

60        Grand Canyon – Fact File

62        Death Valley – Introduction

64        Death Valley – Fact File

66        Zion – Introduction

68        Zion – Fact File

70        Mesa Verde – Introduction

72        Mesa Verde – Fact File

74        Rocky Mountains Map

76        Yellowstone – Introduction

78        Yellowstone – Fact File

80        Glacier – Introduction

82        Glacier – Fact File

84        West Map

86        Olympic – Introduction

88        Olympic – Fact File

90        Yosemite – Introduction

92        Yosemite – Fact File

94        Channel Islands – Introduction

96        Channel Islands – Fact File

98        Sequoia & Kings Canyon – Introduction

100      Sequoia & Kings Canyon – Fact File

102      Alaska Map

104      Denali – Introduction

106      Denali – Fact File

108      Glacier Bay – Introduction

110      Glacier Bay – Fact File

112      Tropics Map

114      Hawaii Volcanoes – Introduction

116      Hawaii Volcanoes – Fact File

118      Virgin Islands – Introduction

120      Virgin Islands – Fact File

122      Endnote

124      Index

128      Imprint