Yosemite: Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome (Adventures with the Parkers) [Paperback]

Mike Graf (Author), Marjorie Leggitt (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Series: Adventures with the Parkers

This is James Parker reporting. Yosemite is amazing! The rock walls here are thousands of feet highThe Parkers hit the trail once again, this time in Yosemite, one of the countrys most popular parks. Tenyearold twins James and Morgan take in the beauty of the sequoia trees and attempt an ascent of the cables. Will they make it to the top of the infamous Half Dome? Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome is the third book in the Adventures with the Parkers series for kids. Each book explores a popular national park and is packed with adventure as well as interesting facts about nature, outdoor safety, and much more.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Mike Graf has shared his writing as well as his weather and national park experiences with children and teachers in hundreds of schools. Graf currently instructs part-time at Chico State University, teaching classes in child development and children's literature, and is a weather man for KHSL-TV. He visits many national parks each year. Marjorie Leggitt is a nationally recognized professional scientific illustrator, with clients such as the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Missouri Botanical Gardens, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Miami Science Museum, and many text and trade book publishers. Leggitt currently teaches botanical illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens School of Botanical Art and Illustration.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing (September 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555916090
• ISBN-13: 978-1555916091
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,377,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mike Graf has shared his writing as well as his weather and national park experiences with children and teachers in hundreds of schools. Graf currently instructs part-time at Chico State University, teaching classes in child development and children's literature, and is a weather man for KHSL-TV. Graf has been a TV weathercaster at six different television stations and an elementary school teacher for nine years. A national park fanatic, Graf visits many national parks across the country every year. He lives in Chico, California. www.mikegrafauthor.com

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book in a great series!, January 10, 2010

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This review is from: Yosemite: Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome (Adventures with the Parkers) (Paperback)

If you love national parks, you will love the great series Adventures with the Parkers by Mike Graf. In this book, Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome, the fictional Parker family is visiting Yosemite National Park. The Parkers go to climbing school, see the famous waterfalls,sequoias, and rock formations, and have bear encounters. Best of all, the family climbs up the back side of Half Dome. Mr. Graf has done a fantastic job of describing Yosemite, which is one of my favorite spots on earth. I highly recommend this series for upper elementary through middle school readers. The series will appeal to all readers. Even though the book is fiction, it contains many nonfiction factoids (climbing, animal life, waterfalls, etc.) and a map of Yosemite Valley. The color photographs, many taken by Mr. Graf himself, are fabulous. There are also many black and white sketches, which add to the visual appeal of the book. I enjoyed this book very much and highly recommend it!