Schalansky, Judith

Summary: The Atlas of Remote Islands, Judith Schalansky’s beautiful and deeply personal account of the islands that have held a place in her heart throughout her lifelong love of cartography, has captured the imaginations of readers everywhere. Using historic events and scientific reports as a springboard, she creates a story around each island: fantastical, inscrutable stories, mixtures of fact and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 912.1914 SCH

Bulion, Leslie

Summary: "...Galápagos tells the complex story of a young volcanic ecosystem influenced by seasonal ocean currents, where food energy moves through integrated land and sea communities, each in its own season of growth and renewal. Millions of years ago, undersea volcanos in the eastern Pacific Ocean erupted, spewing up lava, rocks, and ash that eventually formed a cluster of islands: the archipelago...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Peachtree Publishing Company Inc. 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 577.5 BUL

McDougall, Peter

Summary: The Definitive Guide to Scuba Diving and Snorkeling in The Grand Cayman Islands "The collection of Reef Smart Guides is a great resource for the touring diver. Incredible detailed 3D maps and up to date editorial content based on information from local dive experts, these cutting edge guidebooks are a must have for all scuba divers before they travel." Clearly Cayman Dive Resorts #1 New Release...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Reef Smart Guides 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.292 GRAND CAYMAN POP

Summary: In an effort to win control of the Marshall Islands gateway to the Japanese empire, U.S. aircraft bombarded Japanese ships in the lagoon at Kwajalein for weeks. Later, this lagoon became the graveyard for WWII era airplanes and shipwrecks.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.424 SIL

Orr, Tamra

Summary: "Bermuda is a popular tourism destination, but what is life like for the people who live on the islands that make up this British territory? Readers discover the answer to this question with the help of comprehensive main text that closely examines Bermuda's history, government, natural world, and culture. Sidebars provide additional information, and colorful photographs and maps give readers a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square Publishing 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972.99 ORR

McAlpine, Ken

Contents: Santa Rosa Island -- Crosses in the sand -- Anacapa Island -- A sequoia in the desert -- San Miguel Island -- Almost famous -- Santa Barbara Island -- Lunch in Beverly Hills -- Santa Cruz Island -- The world to come.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Trumpeter 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.94 MCA

Presser, Brandon

Summary: "A celebrated travel writer tells the story of the tiny, fascinating island of Pitcairn, home of precisely 49 people, all descendants of the original founders of the island, the famous mutineers who were the basis for the novels and movie, The Mutiny On the Bounty. The public has been fascinated by Pitcairn since tales of it first started spreading in the early 1900s. But beyond the fictional...

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Publisher / Publication Date: PublicAffairs 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 996.18 PRE

Quigley, Kathleen.

Summary: The Summer Cottage captures the charm of island living and waterfront houses, featuring the cottages and summer estates of the Thousand Island region, an archipelago of nearly two thousand islands in the St. Lawrence River between the U.S. and Canadian borders of New York and Ontario. Stunning beauty and quiet majesty mark the landscape encompassing this mighty river and its forested islands,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.72 QUI

Bareuther, Carol

Summary: Whether you want to sail in Tortola, snorkel at Trunk Bay Beach, or explore the Baths in Virgin Gorda, the local Fodor's travel experts in the Virgin Islands are here to help! Fodor's U.S. & British Virgin Islands guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and everything else you need to simplify your trip-planning process and make the most of your time. This new edition...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands 2024

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 910 TRAVEL USA

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.297 U.S.

Bruning, John R.

Summary: "On August 20, 1942, twelve Marine dive-bombers and nineteen Marine fighters landed at Guadalcanal. Their mission: defeat the Japanese navy and prevent it from sending more men and supplies to "Starvation Island," as Guadalcanal was nicknamed. The Japanese were turning the remote, jungle-covered mountain in the south Solomon Islands into an air base from which they could attack the supply lines...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Books 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.54 BRU

Earle, Sylvia A.

Summary: A brief introduction to coral reefs, including where they are found, how they grow, what lives in them, their importance, and efforts being made to protect and restore them.

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 551.42 EAR

Flippin, Alexis Lipsitz

Summary: Provides information on accomodations and resorts, restaurants, and attractions on each of the Virgin Islands and suggests itineraries, side trips, beaches, nature walks, and dive sites.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Frommer Media LLC 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.297 VIR

Dahm, Evan

Summary: "Once, everyone called Sola 'cursed.' Now they call her hero. But why doesn't she feel like one? After their quest to find the Monster, Sola and her friends have gone down separate paths. Sola spends her days on the open seas while Hunder stays close to home as the chief of the unified Sun and Fortress Islands. And Wick? Well . . . it's almost as if he's become a ghost. Then their world is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 DAH

Summary: Documents the conservation scientist author's diving exploration of the Phoenix Islands in an effort to establish an act to preserve the region's healthy and abundant sea life that also addresses the needs of Kiribati's fishing industry.

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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Chicago Press 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 639.9736 UND

Hennessy, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Ann)

Summary: The Galápagos archipelago is often viewed as a last foothold of pristine nature. For sixty years, conservationists have worked to restore this evolutionary Eden after centuries of exploitation at the hands of pirates, whalers, and island settlers. This book tells the story of the islands' namesakes--the giant tortoises--as coveted food sources, objects of natural history, and famous icons of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.866 HEN

Rowe, Kaz

Summary: "This graphic biography chronicles the life of Surrealist artist Claude Cahun, from their childhood and experiences of antisemitism in France, through the development of their artistic practice in Paris, to their resistance against the Nazis in Jersey, and includes photographs by Cahun and artistic and romantic partner Marcel Moore"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Getty Publications 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 921 CAH

Lassieur, Allison

Summary: This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Encyclopedias, an imprint of Abdo Reference 2023

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J917.3 LAS

Summary: While 'paradise' is a word freely bantered about in the travel world, the Cook Islands is a traveler₂s paradise. With its turquoise waters, sugar white beaches, colorful history, special island lifestyle, and a homegrown welcome beyond belief, it is a genuine breath of fresh air in a universe of travel-brochure hyperbole.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 919 COO

Summary: "Join us for this special Dive Travel adventure as we travel to the opposite side of the planet to Sorong, Indonesia and dive off the Ocean Rover once again at Raja Ampat, (known as the Four Kings) located west of Papua, New Guinea. Widely considered the planet's most bio-diverse coral reefs, Indonesia's Raja Ampat Archipelago has over 541 species of hard coral. This equates to over 70 percent...

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Publisher / Publication Date: GRK Productions 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 797.23 DIV

Summary: Explores the sheer scale and majesty of the largest ocean on Earth, the isolation of its islands, the extraordinary journeys wildlife and humans have gone through to reach these specks of land, and what happened to both after their arrival.

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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Worldwide Americas 2009

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WIL