A year after the death of her mother in a restaurant shooting, Nora is left struggling to stay alive when a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.

"Explores the . . . world of canyons. Readers will learn how canyons form and how they change over time, as well as the plants and animals that make canyons their home. Featuring . . . photographs, . . . facts, focus questions, and resources for further research, this book . . . support[s] earth science education"--Amazon.com.

This book describes how canyons form, how deposition and erosion form all landforms, and how submarine, or underwater, canyons form on the ocean floor.

Describes different kinds of valleys and canyons and how they are formed.

Profiles canyons around the world including the Grand Canyon, the Columbia River Gorge, Fish River Canyon, and and Monterey Canyon; and describes how and when they were formed, how the landscape has changed over time, and the contribution of each to the environment.

All canyons are deep, steep valleys, but there is more to these landforms than meets the eye! Rivers form some canyons, while the movement of Earth's crust forms others. To get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, you'd have to travel more than a mile! Includes all the need-to-know information about canyons, including their characteristics, how they form, and where they can be found around the world.

"Over the canyon, the sun scalds the air, and bakes the desert mud to stone. But under the shade of the canyon hides another world, where bighorn sheep bound from rock to rock on the hillside, roadrunners make their nests in sturdy cacti, and banded geckos tuck themselves into the shelter of the sand. This book takes readers on a journey through the wonders concealed in the curves of the canyon, and all the secret life hidden in its arms"-- Provided...

Eleven-year-old Zach leads the efforts of his San Diego community in trying to stop a company from developing the local canyon that he loves.