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Summer is a great time to travel, and to explore the National Parks. Even if you can't make it to one of the parks this summer, we have some fun book ideas to help you explore the parks across the US. From coffee table photo books, children's books about being a park ranger, and various mystery series taking place in the National Parks, there's something for everyone to enjoy about these national treasures. Enjoy these suggestions? Looking for a new book to read? Book Match is a book recommendation program offered through AC Library. Check out the website at the top of the list to go to the Book Match page.

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  • A kid's guide to the National Parks. "Explores America's 60 national parks, from Acadia's seaside cliffs and coves to Zion's red valleys, uncovering each destination's best secrets, surprises, sights, activities, and animals."
    Book, 2019Carlton, Victoria : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2019 — J917.304 WARD
  • A kids guide to some of the most well-known National Parks. "Take a tour of America's great outdoors and discover the beauty and diversity of its most iconic and majestic national parks. Explore Florida's river-laced Everglades, travel down the…
    Book, 2018Minneapolis, MN : Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group, 2018 — J917.304 SIBER
  • "An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain."
    Book, 2017New York, New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2017 — J557.9132 CHIN
  • "A group of kids imagine all the duties and responsibilities of U.S. National Park Rangers."
    Picture Book, 2019Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, [2019] — JPB STIER,C
  • The National Parks

    An Illustrated History

    Heacox, Kim,
    A photographic celebration of the 100 year anniversary of the creation of the National Park system.
    Book, 2016Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2016] — 363.68097 HEACOX
  • The National Parks

    An American Legacy : Celebrating 100 Years of the National Park Service

    Shive, Ian,
    ... "The National Parks: An American Legacy tells the story of the parks through the photography of Ian Shive, today's leading national park photographer, as well as through poignant essays by conservancy groups from across the country."
    Book, 2017San Rafael, California : Earth Aware Editions, [2017] — 917.304 SHIVE
  • Knitting the National Parks

    63 Easy-to-follow Designs for Beautiful Beanies Inspired by the US National Parks

    Bates, Nancy (Knitter),
    "Knit unique beanies inspired by the jaw-dropping and unique landscapes from each of the 63 US National Parks."
    Book, 2022San Rafael, CA : Weldon Owen, an imprint of Insight Editions; [2022] — 746.43204 BATES
  • "Profiles of 60 parks--from battlefields to national seashores--administered by the National Park Service, highlighting their diverse appeal and available outdoor activities. A brief glimpse is given of 29 additional parks, including the newly…
    Book, 2019Washington, DC : National Geographic, [2019] — 917.304 WATERMAN
  • The 2024 updated travel guide to the National Parks.
    Book, 2024Carlton, Victoria : Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2024 — 917.304 LONELY 2024
  • "The Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent chronicles his year traveling to every one of our National Parks, discovering the most beautiful places and most interesting people that America has to offer."
    eBook, 2020New York : Crown, [2020] — EBOOK OVERDRIVE
  • "Anna Pigeon takes a job as a park ranger looking for peace in the wilderness-but finds murder instead. The first novel featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon is reissued. When a fellow ranger is killed and his death is ruled a mountain lion attack,…
    eBook, 2003New York : Berkley Books, 2003 — EBOOK OVERDRIVE
  • "In a daring, brutal act of terrorism, an explosion rocks and topples the Statue of Liberty. Special Agent Michael Walker of the National Park Service is awakened by his boss with that news and sent to New York as the agent-in-charge. Not long after…
    Book, 2024New York : Minotaur Books, 2024 — Fiction LANDAU,A
  • "Brought in as chief investigator when a party of campers go missing, 32-year-old Felicity Harland must place her trust in a Navy SEAL turned park ranger when the investigation takes them from the wilderness to the streets of Los Angeles where the…
    Book, 2021New York : Crooked Lane, 2021 — Fiction KELLS,C
  • "A lush and vivid mystery set in Yellowstone National Park where a skirmish between a local hunter and a wolf biologist turns violent, and a park ranger, facing his own personal demons, sets out to determine what really happened."
    Book, 2023New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023] — Fiction HELLER,P
  • Subpar Parks

    America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors

    Share, Amber,
    "Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and brand-new content, all celebrating the incredible beauty and variety of America's national parks juxtaposed with the clueless and hilarious one-star…
    eBook, 2021[New York] : Plume, Penguin Random House LLC, [2021] — EBOOK OVERDRIVE