Added by: DISCOVERY | Karma: 1711.74 | Black Hole | 20 October 2009
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Wonders of the Natural World takes you to the heart of the world's top 10 most amazing destinations. Stunning visuals and supporting maps, charts, and data boxes introduce the geography, climate, inhabitants and other special features of each natural wonder. The incredible specially commissioned illustrations convey in exquisite detail what no photograph alone can show. They will both engage the young reader and provide an invaluable reference tool.
Wonders of the Natural World takes you to the heart of the world's top 10 most amazing destinations. Stunning visuals and supporting maps, charts, and data boxes introduce the geography, climate, inhabitants and other special features of each natural wonder. The incredible specially commissioned illustrations convey in exquisite detail what no photograph alone can show. They will both engage the young reader and provide an invaluable reference tool.
Students will appreciate Africa's astonishingly diverse natural habitats by exploring Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Tai National Park in the Ivory Coast, home to hundreds of different species of birds and grazing grounds for millions of gazelles, antelopes and zebras. Ngorongoro Crater, part of the Serengeti Plain ecosystem in Tanzania, and Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary on the edge of the Sahara in Senegal, offer an equally rich assortment of creatures
In the 19th century, western adventurers reported on Africa's most beautiful natural wonders and exotic locales -- places that students will appreciate on a spectacular trip through Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Mali. From Tanzania and Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the largest freestanding mountains in the world, to Zimbabwe's stunning Victoria Falls, students will learn about the intrepid exploits of European missionaries and explorers to find these natural treasures. In Mali, follow the trail of Heinrich Barth's journey to Timbuktu
