Publisher's Synopsis
Do you like to hike, bike, boat, fish, climb, or just see beautiful scenery? Grand Teton National Park has it all! Established in 1929 by President Calvin Coolidge, the park was formed to keep commercial development out of the Grand Teton Mountains. Readers learn this history of the park as well as what a visit there would be like in this engaging volume. Full-color photographs bring the majesty of the Grand Tetons to readers while they discover the plants and wildlife one might encounter there. Fact boxes add even more information to aid knowledge building, a key component of the science of reading.