Mysteries of the Grand Canyon

This Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient takes the readers on an interactive multimedia journey. Join a lively little terrier on a trek along a narrow animal path to a secret place deep within the canyon. Amazing stories told by her guides, a California condor and an Abert’s squirrel, keep you wondering what surprising new secrets they will reveal next. What happened to the people that lived in the canyon? Will the condors in the Condor Recovery Program survive? Spectacular photography and dazzling graphics create eye-popping “Wow” moments to instantaneously inspire with the natural beauty and majesty of this remarkable treasure. 


Author and photographer Marie von Minden has been traveling full-time in an Airstream travel trailer for 12 years. America’s National Parks are among her favorite places to visit. When a little Cairn Terrier became her traveling companion, the idea of a children’s book series to enhance and deepen knowledge about America’s National Parks was born.


Additional opportunity for learning is provided in the ‘Talks with the Ranger’ section of the ebook through interactive media with movie clips, photo galleries, maps, charts, and links to external websites. A review section along with questions that encourage curiosity and further research make this ebook useful for classroom use.


Readers of all ages will enjoy this engaging story to discover one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World at the Grand Canyon National Park. This interactive multimedia ebook is especially appropriate for 6-12 year olds and as a read aloud for younger children, and it would also be well suited for educational settings.