mountains

Photographs and easy-to-follow text provide an introduction to mountain ecology, and describes the plants, animals, and people who live and survive in mountain environments.

Miri returns to Asland and calls upon all of her knowledge of rhetoric and other useful lessons learned at the Princess Academy when she and the other girls face strong opposition while working for a new, fair charter.

Simon, Henry, and Jack Barker decide to ignore their parents' warning to stay away from Superstition Mountain in order to search for their missing cat Josie, but they begin to see the wisdom of their mom and dad's advice when they find three human skulls.

Two married gods, who disobey their orders and visit Earth, are turned into mortals as punishment, and eventually become mountains so that they will always stand side by side.

Provides information about the Andes, the longest mountain range in the world, stretching five thousand miles along the coast of South America, discussing their geologic features and resources, climate zones, plant and animal life, and people, and looking at Incan legends associated with the Andes.

Examines prominent volcanoes of the world, discussing how volcanoes are created and why they erupt.

Describes the characteristics of mountainous areas and the plants and animals that inhabit them.

Looks at how the highest and lowest places on earth are formed, and discusses climate zones and weather factors for mountains and valleys.

Over a great many years, a beautiful bird and her offspring bring life to a lonely, barren mountain.

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