Author: National Geographic Society (United States)Publisher:
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Category : Great Lakes
Languages : en
Pages :
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Wisconsin, Michigan and the Great Lakes (map).
Author: National Geographic Society (United States)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes
Languages : en
Pages :
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Our Great Lakes
Author: University of Wisconsin--Madison. Sea Grant College ProgramPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Lakes
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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The Great Lakes Water Wars
Author: Peter AnninPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 159726637X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The Great Lakes are the largest collection of fresh surface water on earth, and more than 40 million Americans and Canadians live in their basin. Will we divert water from the Great Lakes, causing them to end up like Central Asia's Aral Sea, which has lost 90 percent of its surface area and 75 percent of its volume since 1960? Or will we come to see that unregulated water withdrawals are ultimately catastrophic? Peter Annin writes a fast-paced account of the people and stories behind these upcoming battles. Destined to be the definitive story for the general public as well as policymakers, The Great Lakes Water Wars is a balanced, comprehensive look behind the scenes at the conflicts and compromises that are the past-and future-of this unique resource.
Great Ships on the Great Lakes
Author: Cathy GreenPublisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870205927
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 145
Book Description
In this highly accessible history of ships and shipping on the Great Lakes, upper elementary readers are taken on a rip-roaring journey through the waterways of the upper Midwest. Great Ships on the Great Lakes explores the history of the region’s rivers, lakes, and inland seas—and the people and ships who navigated them. Read along as the first peoples paddle tributaries in birch bark canoes. Follow as European voyageurs pilot rivers and lakes to get beaver pelts back to the eastern market. Watch as settlers build towns and eventually cities on the shores of the Great Lakes. Listen to the stories of sailors, lighthouse keepers, and shipping agents whose livelihoods depended on the dangerous waters of Lake Michigan, Superior, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Give an ear to their stories of unexpected tragedy and miraculous rescue, and heed their tales of risk and reward on the low seas. Great Ships also tells the story of sea battles and gunships, of the first vessels to travel beyond the Niagara, and of the treacherous storms and cold weather that caused thousands of ships to sink in the Great Lakes. Watch as underwater archaeologists solve the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks today. And learn how the shift from sail to steam forever changed the history of shipping, as schooners made way for steamships and bulk freighters, and sailing became a recreation, not a hazardous way of life. Designed for the upper elementary classroom with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin, Great Ships on the Great Lakes includes a timeline of events, on-page vocabulary, and a list of resources and places to visit. Over 20 maps highlight the region’s maritime history. The accompanying Teacher’s Guide includes 18 classroom activities, arranged by chapter, including lessons on exploring shipwrecks and learning how glaciers moved across the landscape.
Wisconsin's Great Lakes Ports
Author: Harold Melvin MayerPublisher:
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Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Special Report of the Great Lakes Research Division, University of Michigan
Author: University of Michigan. Great Lakes Research DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Tales of the Great Lakes
Author: Frank OppelPublisher: Secaucus, N.J. : Castle
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
With hundred of original illustrations, Tales of the Great Lakes encompasses the stories of the men who built the Midwest,
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Author: National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. Cartographic DivisionPublisher:
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Languages : en
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Wisconsin's Great Lakes Ports
Author: Wisconsin. Department of TransportationPublisher:
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Category : Harbors
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Midwest and Great Lakes Regions
Author: Nancy AllenPublisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN: 1627179100
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Midwest and Great Lakes Region offers an array of opportunities for those who reside there, and tourists as well. The landscape is painted with farmland, steep hills and rolling plains, dense forests with sparkling waterfalls and lots of lakes! The Great Lakes serve as a major transportation route but also an important recreational hotspot. Many fish, water ski, sail, snowmobile, and even dive among the shipwrecks! Cities like Chicago, St. Louis, and Detroit, which are filled with music, great food, and loyal sports fans, are fun to explore. So grab your camera and discover this diverse U.S. region. This book will allow students to identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe.