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Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes a deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis. Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move out to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in the cutthroat art auction world. She's an associate specialist at Sotheby's...
Publisher
Check Six Productions
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Take a Royal Tour with journalist Peter Greenberg, and see Ecuador in a way no visitor has ever seen it before. Guided by President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, explore the Amazon rainforest, go whale watching off the coast of Manta, shop like a local in a rural town in the Andes Mountains, visit a chocolate farm in Cacao, and become mesmerized by the diversity of species only found on the world-famous Galapagos Islands.
3) Galapagos
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Follow marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin as she explores 3,000 feet beneath the ocean, near the Galapagos islands, to collect rare and unusual species for study.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Myra, a high school senior, will do almost anything to win a contest and earn money for a study trip to the Galapagos Islands, which would mean getting away from her demanding family life in Utah and ex-boyfriend Erik, but Erik is set on winning the same contest.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An island is about to be born- one that in time will become the home of plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. This book is the biography of a Gal�apagos island- from birth, through adolescence, to adulthood, and beyond.
Publisher
Distributed by BBC Worldwide Limited
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
These rocky and beautiful islands are remote and unforgiving, yet home to giant tortoises, equatorial penguins, pink iguanas, and dandelion trees. In the film state-of-the-art research vessel with floating labs, helicopters, and sonar scanners are used to capture rare animals and submerged worlds. Expert presenters rappel into volcanoes and free-dive offshore to tag hammerheads and film baby sea lions at play.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Take a journey to the Galápagos Islands to see Galápagos giant tortoises up close and discover how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists study and protect these gentle giants. Page Plus links in the book lead to videos of scientists in the field"--Provided by the publisher.
Series
Unforgettable journeys volume 2
Publisher
International Masters Publishers AB
Pub. Date
2010, �1996
Language
English
Description
Free from human habitation for most of their history, the Galapagos Islands are like no other place on Earth. Within this volcanic land, nature thrives, from spectacular rainforests to ancient giant tortoises. So unique is the wildlife of the islands that it inspired Charles Darwin's famous theory of evolution.
Publisher
Blackbirch Press
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Television personality Jeff Corwin takes the reader on an expedition to the Galapagos Islands, home to some of the world's most unique wildlife, including iguanas, giant tortoises, and tropical penguins.
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
Pub. Date
c1985
Language
English
Description
Observed by a ghost of the Vietnam War for one million years, the descendants of survivors of a cruise to the Galapagos Archipielago prove Darwin's Theory of Evolution. The ghost of a shipbuilder tells the story of an ill-fated cruise to the Galapagos Islands.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Next stop...The Magic School Bus heads to the Galapagos Islands to learn about invasive species! Seat belts, everyone! The class returns from summer break to find their beloved Ms. Frizzle has been promoted and her younger sister, Fiona Frizzle, is taking her place. But Arnold is worried. What if the new Ms. Frizzle makes a mess of things? His fears come true when she takes them on a field trip and everything goes wrong! Can Arnold find a way to...
Publisher
Vision Forum Ministries
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Presents a Christian perspective on the theory of evolution. The documentary follows Doug Phillips, his son Joshua Phillips, and a team of scientists and investigators as they go to the Galápagos Islands and attempt to reveal "where Darwin went wrong."
20) Dawn to dusk in the Galapagos: flightless birds, swimming lizards, and other fascinating creatures
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Text and photographs explore the vast array of unusual creatures still to be found in the Galapagos Islands.
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