Exploring the Earth with John Wesley Powell (Naturalist's Apprentice)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (650 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1575052547 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 48 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A biography of the geologist who mapped the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon. Includes related activities.
. The full-color illustrations are not always drawn to scale, and are often too vague to convey their scientific value. There are a dozen photographs of Powell, his family, and his expeditions, the latter of which will leave readers wanting to see more. Roger Bruns's John Wesley Powell (Enslow, 1997) is a more enjoyable biography, and better projects can be found in Janice VanCleave's Rocks and Minerals (Wiley, 1995) and Robert Wood's 39 Easy Geology Experiments (McGraw-Hill, 1991). From School Library Journal Grade 4-6-An awkward combination of biography and geology lesson that ends up giving short shrift to both elements. While giving a cursory and dry account of an exciting life, the author has interspersed earth science activ
Clarabella said Five Stars. Very good!. Five Stars William Great story. We first got interested in him at the museum in Green River, Utah.