Bryce & Zion: Danger in the Narrows

Adventures with the Parkers #1

by Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt (Illustrations)

Twin brother and sister, James and Morgan, go on an adventurous camping and hiking vacation with their parents to Bryce Canyon and Zion national parks and learn about the history, geology, famous sites, plants, and animals of these parks.

Genres: Fiction, Adventure

94 pages, Paperback

Published May 22, 2006

About the author

Mike Graf currently teaches classes in child development and children's literature at Chico State University. Graf has been a TV weathercaster and an elementary school teacher for nine years. A national park fanatic, Graf visits many national parks across the country every year. He lives in Chico, California.

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun story about a family traveling in the national parks. Geared to middle grade school children. The side bars are interesting and the illustrations, photos, and maps are pretty great, but the plot is pretty forced. The family is sweet and nice, but the characters are very flat and the dialogue isn't very realistic. The series idea is great, though, and we're enjoying it.

[Jo Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading about places I know and love.

[Sueb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed the facts about the two national parks, but the storyline isn’t anything spectacular.

[Josh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book!! The family went on lots and lots of very long hikes. When they were going to Bryce Canyon, it was funny because the boy in the back said, "It takes FOREVER to get there! How much more time?", and they had only been driving for 15 minutes! They went on the Angels' Landing hike, and so did my mom and dad and some of my uncles! I think Bryce would be one of the perfect national parks for us to go to because it's not so hot and it has some hikes that aren't too long (I learned this from the book).

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was amazing. I have been to Zion but not Bryce. I would like to visit the Narrows. I did not expect such an amazing book. I hope this next one I am reading will be just as good as this one.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

These are great books. Very realistic, so really nonfiction with some fiction intermingled. I really want to visit all of these National parks now.

[Lydia Goddard · Rating 4 out of 5]

The perfect book to read with the kids while we were also visiting these parks. It was so fun to see & do the same things as this family.