In 1872,Yellowstone became the first national park. Now, there are 59 national parks in the United States. The National Park Service also oversees landmarks, monuments,and seashores. In all, the NPS oversees 413 park sites. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader explores the history and importance of America's national parks. This high-interest title includes detailed photos and sidebars, stimulating facts, and clear, informational...

Text and photographs introduce young readers to various careers available in a park setting such as a lifeguard, groundskeeper, and playground inspector among others. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about working in a park.

Simple text and pictures explore the places children play in three sections. Includes a rebus glossary.

National Parks are part of the heritage of America, and this title examines one of the most compelling parks in the country, Rocky Mountain National Park. Students will examine the ecosystems, geology, and the flora and fauna that makes Rocky Mountain National Park unique. Readers will learn this park's history from early human habitation through its designation as a national park, and examine the conflict between conservation and tourism that challenges...

Simple rhyming text follows a child who loves to play in the park and picks up the litter to help keep it clean.

While at Waggle World, an amusement park for pets and their owners, Tuckerbean experiences the delights and terrors of a fun house when he wanders away from his master, Peni.