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Lizards for Lunch
This is a very educational book about Roadrunners. What they eat, how they look, and how they scare away their enemies. Great for the kids!
Item # 1891795007
$6.95
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Even after Don Cabrillo explored the California coast, in the middle of the 16th century, it took a while for the word to get out that there was a very special land at the western end of the New World. For the next 300 years, the Spanish settlements and missions expanded slowly through southern California, co-existing more or less peacefully with the indigenous peoples. Then the Americans discovered gold, quickly blazed a trail overland, and eventually annexed the land from Mexico. Only when the gold frenzy died down did Americans stop to admire the beauty of their new state. The long coast, with its bays, beaches, harbors, and cliffs, was just waiting to be enjoyed, and the Pacific Ocean, supporting rich and diverse marine life, was open for trade, fishing, and sports. At first the inland mountains were viewed as a barrier, but as soon as explorers really plunged into the Sierra Nevadas and the northern forests, they were enchanted with the majestic peaks, the giant trees, the pristine lakes, the tumbling rivers and the glacial valleys. Even the harsh Mojave desert, the hottest and lowest place in the nation, is loved for its spare beauty, its rejuvenating solitude, its carefully balanced ecosystem, and its awesome climbing routes.
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