All for our country
Subtitle: check out Nevada
By: by Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Juniper Creek Pub.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Reno, Nev
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780972376303
Subjects: Indians of North America; Mines and mineral resources; Description and travel; Railroads; Travel
Other titles: Check out Nevada
Description: This 48-page, general information book for children, 8-12, is beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs, graphics, maps and charts. Discover Nevada's cities, deographics and industries, geography, geology and hydrology, government, prehistory and history, early exploration and settlement, native Nevadans, great women, mining, ranching and railroads, environmental issues, and flora and fauna.
Table of contents: title: Check out Nevada!; title: Bright lights & ghost towns; title: Great basin basics; title: Where's the water?; title: Seashells in the sand; title: Cave men and Clovis points; title: Native Nevadans; title: Scouting the way; title: Pack mules & covered wagons; title: The Comstock legacy; title: A woman's place; title: Silver dollars, copper kettles & iron rails; title: What's up with hogs?; title: The importance of Nevada Day; title: Who owns Nevada?; title: A nuclear wasteland?; title: Hoof prints & habitats; title: Big horns & bluebirds; title: Brstlecones & sage; title: All for our country: fast facts; title: Glossary; title: Index.