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Oct 24, 2023 · In summary, "Weird and Wonderful Nature" by DK is an absolute winner for inquisitive young minds. It's both educational and enthralling, making it an excellent gift choice for any child with a passion for learning about the incredible diversity of our planet's flora, fauna, and natural wonders.
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Oct 24, 2023 · 29 ratings10 reviews. Enjoy more than 100 extraordinary stories of unusual species, behaviors, and objects all told by author Ben Hoare. Why do Mexican jumping beans jump? How do sea cucumbers defend themselves? What causes the northern lights?
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- Acadia National Park, Maine
- Everglades National Park, Florida
- Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska
- Haleakala National Park, Hawaii
- Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
- Zion National Park, Utah
Maine’s 47,000-acre Acadia National Park, the first national park east of the Mississippi, opened to the public in 1919. Contained within the coastline cliffs and beaches is the 1,529-foot-tall Cadillac Mountain. There's also wildlife like black bears, moose and, just off the coast, finback, humpback and minke whales. Mount Desert Island, making up...
Everglades National Parkin Florida stretches 1.5 million acres, protecting nine different wilderness habitats including mangrove, freshwater slough and estuary. It’s a unique park overall; when it was created in 1934, it was the first wilderness area to be protected for the diversity of its flora and fauna. “I can kind of see how if you’re just loo...
The indigenous Tlingit people in Alaska have a term for the noise that comes from Glacier Bay: white thunder. It refers to the sound of glaciers calving off into the water. Located in southeast Alaska just below the Tongass National Forest and west of Juneau, Glacier Bay has the world’s largest concentrationof tidewater glaciers that are actively c...
When Share was 10 years old, she lived in Hawaii while her dad served in the Navy. During that year, her family enjoyed the stunning overlooks along Maui's 52-mile Road to Hana, also known as the Hana Highway, that leads to Haleakala National Park. Established in 1976, the 33,265-acre park is split into two sections: the Summit District and the Kip...
Rocky Mountain National Parkin Colorado is truly a magnificent place. At 7,800 feet to 12,183 feet in elevation, it’s one of the highest national parks in the country, and it boasts the highest continuously paved U.S. highway, Trail Ridge Road. The 415-square-mile park contains 77 mountain peaks, hundreds of wildlife species and more than 300 miles...
At only 229 square miles, Zion National Parkin Utah is pretty small compared to some of the other national parks, but it is one of the most crowded. Drivable from a number of urban areas, and all over Instagram, it pulls first-time national park visitors out to see the sights. Those sights include the 15-mile-long, 3,000-feet-deep Zion Canyon; the ...
Weird Nature. TV-PG 2000 - Present 0 Seasons Nature List. Reviews Avg. Tomatometer Avg. Audience Score Mysteries of the natural world. Read More Read Less. Seasons Cast & Crew Discover Photos...
Jun 30, 2010 · Opinion. Published: 30 June 2010. Most people are not WEIRD. Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine & Ara Norenzayan. Nature 466 , 29 ( 2010) Cite this article. 118k Accesses. 1741 Citations. 468...
- Joseph Henrich, Steven J. Heine, Ara Norenzayan
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Dec 30, 2022 · Revisiting the Weird and Wonderful Nature of 2022 - Atlas Obscura. This year, we met creatures (and other living things) great and small, from the world’s largest organism to microscopic...
Oct 24, 2023 | ISBN 9780744085112 | 7-11 years. Add to Cart. Buy from Other Retailers: Ebook. +. About Weird and Wonderful Nature. Enjoy more than 100 extraordinary stories of unusual species, behaviors, and objects all told by author Ben Hoare. Why do Mexican jumping beans jump? How do sea cucumbers defend themselves?
