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In Search of the Grand Canyon: Down the Colorado with John Wesley Powell (Redfeather Books)

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This is a very simplistic book about John Wesley Powell's first expedition down the Colorado River. It doesn't say it's a kids book, but I'm pretty sure that's its main audience. It's a quick read, and not bad, and even adults familiar with the subject might find a unique fact or two in it.

For instance, did you know some scientists think the Anasazi Indians abandoned their homes due to a drought so severe that the Colorado River itself completely dried up? I thought that was interesting, and the book also resurrects some insightful quotes from Powell's lesser-known book about the Arid Lands.

If you're a desert person, and you want your kid to be also, you might consider getting him or her a copy of this...with a river trip brochure tucked inside the front cover.

After a long kayak trip on the Green river in Utah, I listened to excerpts from a JWP BOOK, Ibought this book & enjoyed it very much!