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American Safari, An

Publication Information
Author:  Brandenburg, Jim Illustrator:  Brandenburg, Jim (photographs)
Title:  American Safari, An Date:  1995
Publisher:  Walker and Co. City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-8027-8319-8 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:  

General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction

HSE Descriptor(s):    science

Summary:
Award-winning wildlife photographer Jim Brandenburg shows and tells the story of the American prairies, which once swept for thousands of miles but are now an endangered ecological treasure. The stunning photographs and unforgettable written memories inspire readers to respect this uniquely American landscape.

Teaching Ideas:
Students could use maps to find areas Brandenburg refers to; they could also write for more information to the organizations listed in the appendix. Possible text sets include prairies, nature, cameras/photography, westward expansion. The story of Brandenburg's success as a photographer could be part of a careers unit. Information about controlled fires could be used with newspaper or magazine accounts of the same. www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~kent/tallgrass.html

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Art and Photography > photography
bullet Hardships > disasters > natural disasters > fire
bullet History > region > U.S. history > Westward Expansion
bullet Science > biology > zoology > wildlife
bullet Geography > environment > prairie
bullet Science > ecology
bullet Work > careers
bullet Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Midwestern United States
bullet Science > outdoors
bullet Geography > environment > nature


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