Summary: The inspiration for Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are a living laboratory, a geological conveyor belt that has given birth to and seen the death of many species of plants and animals.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2006
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Summary: The Galápagos archipelago is one of the most beautiful, wild, and untouched places on earth. Travel back in time with Moon Galápagos Islands.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel 2023
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Summary: "Canoe through the Amazon, explore the bustling capital of Quito, snorkel in the Galápagos, or kick back on the coast: embark on an unforgettable adventure with Moon Ecuador & the Galápagos Islands."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avalon Travel
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Bus, do your stuff! Field trips with Ms. Frizzle are wilder than ever, into space, over to the Galapagos Islands, even a plunge into the depths of the Sun itself.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Children's videos, Call number: DVD JUV MAGCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV MAGBulion, 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 BULHennessy, 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 HENGagne, Tammy
Summary: "Giant Galápagos tortoises have roamed the Galápagos Islands for thousands of years, but these creatures almost disappeared from their tropical habitat. Giant Galápagos Tortoise describes the world's largest tortoise, how sailors and invasive species caused its population to dwindle, and how habitat preservation and captive breeding have helped save the species."--Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2017
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Summary: In 1905, eight men from the California Academy of Sciences set sail from San Francisco for a scientific collection expedition in the Galapagos Islands, and by the time they were finished in 1906, they had completed one of the most important expeditions in the history of both evolutionary and conservation science. These scientists collected over 78,000 specimens during their time on the islands,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 JAMGeron, Eric
Summary: "NEW series. Nonfiction, full-color photos and short blocks of text to entertain and explain and how some animals with the same name can survive in very different environments"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 598.47 GERJackson, Tom
Summary: This is the ultimate book about the Galápagos for kids, covering the formation of the islands, the fascinating animals that live there, the evolutionary traits of the flora, the diverse climates, the brilliant conservation efforts and much more!
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Children 2022
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Summary: "Inspired by the midcentury memoirs of Frances Conway, Enchanted Islands is the dazzling story of an independent American woman whose path takes her far from her native Minnesota when she and her husband, an undercover intelligence officer, are sent to the Galápagos Islands at the brink of World War II."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC AMEPicoult, Jodi
Summary: "Diana O'Toole is perfectly on track. She will be married by thirty, done having kids by thirty-five, and move to the New York City suburbs, all while climbing the professional ladder in art auction world. She's not engaged yet, but she knows her boyfriend Finn, a surgical resident, is about to propose on their getaway to the Galápagos. But then a virus appears, and Finn breaks the news: It's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC PICCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC PICOsborne, Mary Pope
Summary: "When the magic tree house returns it whisks Jack and Annie away to the Galapagos Islands where they become World Turtle Experts and must save a tortoise in danger of an erupting volcano"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC OSBCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSBSummary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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Contents: The wind that cried the world -- Clapshot -- Doom patrol -- Atacama -- (Invisible) Friends -- Sweatbox -- No shoes blues -- Women of Ghent -- Galápagos.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Red Distribution, Inc 2014
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK PHAHarris, Tim
Summary: "Take a captivating journey across the continent of South America to view the incredible array of plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide in South America's distinct habitats. Stunning photographs take you deep inside the Amazon rain forest, across the wide pampas grasslands, by spectacular waterfalls, and high up in Andean lakes"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.98 HARStewart, Paul D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2006
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Summary: Tells the story of Lonesome George, the giant tortoise who was the last of his species and lived to be one hundred years old in the Galapagos Islands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 597 GEOLynch, Wayne
Summary: In this richly illustrated tour of the Galapagos, world renowned photographer and naturalist Wayne Lynch captures the unique wildlife living here, including the Galapagos tortoise, the marine iguana, the flightless cormorant, the blue-footed boobie and the magnificent frigatebird.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918 GALAnderson, AnnMarie
Summary: "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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE ANDSteadman, David W.
Summary: A fieldguide of wildlife, providing an account of the evolution of resident species, their habitats and behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Institution Press 1988
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Summary: The first book to recreate Darwin's historic visit to the islands, following in his footsteps day by day and island by island as he records all that he observes around him. Features color and black-and-white photographs and line drawings, as well as detailed maps of Darwin's island itinerary and informative box features on the archipelago's natural history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2009
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Summary: Introduces the Galapagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands located in the Pacific Ocean, and the strange and unique animals that live there.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017