Destination: Rocky Mountains
Gr 3-6-Glorious, sharp full-color photographs of wildlife and scenery fill the pages of this gorgeous book. By carefully combining the illustrations and the text, Grupper conveys a real feeling for the vastness, variety, and richness of the Rocky Mountains. In a chatty, conversational narrative, he takes readers on a trip by four-wheel drive vehicle, white-water raft, and a high-country hike and mountain-climbing expedition to see bears, beavers, and birds. Along the way, he sandwiches in information about everything from a pronghorn (the fastest animal on four legs in all of North America) to a male sage grouse to the bison. The book is perfect as a springboard for discussion of habitat or to help students decide which animal they want to study for a longer report. It could also be incorporated into a storytime.-Dona J. Helmer, College Gate School Library, Anchorage, AKCopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.