Photographs, illustrations, and maps introduce readers to major facts about Mount Aconcagua, including its location, weather conditions on the mountain, early explorers, and interesting mountain stories.
Describes the features, location, and plant and animal life found in the mountains. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
Mountains are some of Earth's most arresting landforms. There's no need to scale Mount Everest to discover important facts about mountains. Budding geographers can use this eye-catching book to learn about animals and plants that live on mountains as well as how people use these landforms as homes, and places to have fun.
"Journey to a place you've never ventured before--beneath a rock pile on a lonely mountain top--and meet the pikas, or rock rabbits. These scurrying, squeaking, industrious, and exceedingly cute mammals make their living harvesting grass and wildflowers during the brief alpine summers. But despite the remoteness of their homes, the pikas' lifestyle and survival are threatened by climate change. Follow the story of pikas, told with photographs and clear prose, and learn how small actions on our part can have global benefits"--Publisher's description.
Describes different types of mountains and how they are formed, the plant and animal life that exists on mountains, the use of mountains for farming, tourism, and industry, and the efforts to protect these unique environments.
