Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781480674936
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The 12 Most Amazing American Natural Wonders
Author: Natural Wonders of the World
Author: Dorling KindersleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780241276297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
A continent by continent exploration of planet Earth's most amazing natural wonders and captivating landscapes, with a foreword by Chris Packham. From Iceland's Sk�gafoss to Australia's Great Barrier Reef, discover which of the world wonders should definitely make it onto your bucket list with this unparalleled survey of the world's incredible natural treasures. Natural Wonders of the World combines breathtaking landscape photography with 3D terrain models and other explanatory artworks to reveal what lies beneath the surface and show how geographical features are formed. From South America's Amazon River to Asia's Himalayas and Australia's Ninety Mile Beach, this is a truly unrivalled exploration of Earth's most amazing places. To complete the picture, the plants and animals that inhabit these remarkable environments are also included, making Natural Wonders of the World a unique celebration of our world as well as the most accessible-ever guide to Earth's geological processes and features.
World's Greatest Wonders
Author: Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785837957
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
World's Greatest Wonders is an illuminating visual guide to 30 stunning man-made and natural wonders—with annotated 3-D reconstructions and cutaway models from various stages in human development that allow you to journey right to the heart of each of them. We live on a unique planet. The only one that we know of that has life. Amidst the budding civilizations and testaments to human creativity and ingenuity, great geological and ecological diversity have surrounded us since humans took their first steps. The Earth has developed into a truly astounding place to live. The clash of the natural forces that sculpted earth’s surface for millions of years has been supplemented by the great creative spirit of human beings, who have built their own wonders. We have before us a whole world, our own to explore and discover, to find and revel in the natural paradises created by the patient hand of nature as well as the astonishing constructions imagined by the genius of humankind. You just have to look around and take in the spectacle. The wonders: Stonehenge, Pyramids of Giza, Valley of the Kings, Petra, Acropolis, Terracotta Army, The Colosseum, Teotihuacán, Nazca Lines, Chichen Itzá, The Moai, Angkor Wat, Machu Picchu, Forbidden City, St. Peter’s Basilica, Taj Mahal, Empire State Building, Sydney Opera House, Antarctica, Galapagos Islands, The Amazon, Iguazu Falls, Sahara, Virunga National Park, Kilimanjaro, Anjajavy, Himalayas, Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon, and Tongariro. See the best of human and natural creation in the World's Greatest Wonders.
Wyoming's 7 Greatest Natural Wonders
Author: Bill SniffinPublisher:
ISBN: 9780963935045
Category : Wyoming
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
Coffee table style book about Wyoming's great natural features with 133 photos and seven stories.
The Most Beautiful Natural Wonders
Author: Winfried MaassPublisher: Booksales
ISBN: 9789036624534
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
This book of exquisite photographs allures the reader to some of the most beautiful and fascinating natural wonders of the world. It will aquaint you with breathtaking creations of nature whose importance can be compared with the greatest cultural monuments of human civilization. This book offers valuable and practical information to travelers and at the same time it allows the reader a chance to see all of these stunning places if they are not otherwise accessible.
The American Heritage Book of Natural Wonders
Author: Alvin M. JosephyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
World of Wonders
Author: Aimee NezhukumatathilPublisher: Milkweed Editions
ISBN: 157131959X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
“A poet celebrates the wonders of nature in a collection of essays that could almost serve as a coming-of-age memoir.” —Kirkus Reviews As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she was transplanted—no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape—she was able to turn to our world’s fierce and funny creatures for guidance. “What the peacock can do,” she tells us, “is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life.” The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness; the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances; the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world’s gifts. Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. Praise for World of Wonders Barnes & Noble 2020 Book of the Year An NPR Best Book of 2020 An Esquire Best Book of 2020 A Publishers Weekly “Big Indie Book of Fall 2020” A BuzzFeed Best Book of Fall 2020 “Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year.” —NPR “A timely story about love, identity and belonging.” —New York Times Book Review “A truly wonderous essay collection.” —Roxane Gay, The Audacity
Natural Wonders of America
Author: Parklands of the Midwest
Author: Dan KaercherPublisher: Insiders' Guide
ISBN: 9780762743001
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Provides information on a variety of parks, forests, lakeshores, and wildlife refuges in twelve Midwestern states.
Natural Wonders of North America
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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