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Suggested Reading List for Yosemite
Please note: Students and parents should use discretion in determining the
appropriateness of each book for the student’s age, reading level, and
maturity. Books are designated G (grade school), J (junior high), or H (high
school).
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| Complete Guidebook to Yosemite National Park, by Steven
P. Medley |
The guide is well written, easy to read and full of
useful and interesting facts about visiting the park. Mr. Medley obviously knows his
subject, and his insightful and humorous observations make this an enjoyable read. Not
only does it include how-to information for visiting the park, but also sections on
Yosemite history, geology and wildlife. |
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| Enchanted Childhoods: Growing up in Yosemite 1864-1945, by
Shirley Sargent |
Tales from the
author's youth spent in Yosemite. |
ALL |
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Yosemite
National Park : A Natural-History Guide to Yosemite and Its Trails, by Jeffrey P.
Schaffer |
Revised and
updated guidebook describes virtually every trail in the park as well as all the major
trails that lead into Yosemite from adjoining areas. The hikes, from two-hour strolls to
multi-day backpacking trips, are described in detail. Includes an updated, four-color
plastic topographic map of the park and vicinity showing over 1,000 miles of trail. |
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| Yosemite, by
Ansel Adams, Andrea G. Stillman (Editor) |
Modeled on the
bestselling "Our National Parks," this book collects famous photographer Ansel Adams' finest
images of the place closest to his heart - Yosemite National Park. This volume presents
the essence of Adams' long association with Yosemite - 66 memorable photos of glacial
lakes and craggy peaks, cascading waterfalls and granite monoliths, lone trees and sylvan
streams. |
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