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Looking at the colorful layers of the canyons of Zion National Park in southwestern Utah is an amazing experience. Readers will discover how these remarkable canyons were formed naturally over millions of years. They will also learn about the people who first settled the Zion region and how Zion became a national park. As they explore Zion today, they will catch a glimpse of the parks many plants and animals, find out which activities are available to the parks many visitors, and much more.



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Tamra Orr

I think I knew I wanted to be a writer since I was a little girl. I loved reading and writing, and always felt I expressed myself best on paper. (On the other hand, I ran screaming into the night if I faced a math problem.) I graduated from college with the intention of becoming an English teacher, but life had other plans in store for me.I met my future husband and ended up moving to a different city, and then, becoming mother to one, two, three, and then four children. I wanted to stay at home with them while they were little, so I began writing. At first, it was for free--local newspapers and those freebies magazines you were given in the grocery stores. I slowly built up my credentials--and my experience. In 1990, I wrote my first educational children's book. I was hooked! I loved researching, I loved kids, I loved writing--it was the perfect direction for me. Now, more than 27 years later, I've been fortunate enough to write hundreds of books. I have written about amazing people, incredible places, and astounding history. I learn every single day and do a lot of it in my PJs, or a pair of shorts, a tank top, and flip-flops. Best of all, I was able to stay home with my kids. Now they are all adults, but I'm still writing. I plan to do so until my fingers just won't manage on the keyboard anymore. (Hopefully, by then, they will have invented a virtual keyboard to use.) I welcome questions, comments, and contact from people who have read my books. In my "spare time", I am a letter writer, camper, reader, and hoarder of all things paper. Between my soulmate husband, my four wonderful kids, and my fulfilling career, I am one of the luckiest people in the world.PLEASE NOTE: I have over 400 titles on Amazon, but this site, for some reason, refuses to list many of them. If you want a full list, look up my name instead. (Tamra Orr)



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