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: Yale University Press 2006
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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 JAMMorrow, James
Summary: "Galapagos Regained centers on the fictional Chloe Bathurst, an unemployed Victorian actress who finds work on Charles Darwin's estate, nurturing the strange birds, exotic lizards, and giant tortoises he brought back from his trip around the world. When Chloe gets wind of the Great God Contest, sponsored by the Percy Bysshe Shelley Society--$10,000 to the first petitioner who can prove or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MORKricher, John C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2006
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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 GALSteadman, 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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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Institution Press 1988
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Summary: Presents a visual tribute to the evolving terrain and animals of the Galapagos that traces the island's fiery origins, its rise and decline as an environment, and the emergence of life on new islands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE CHIGrant, K. Thalia.
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: 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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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this spectacular celebration of one the world's most important domains, insightful essays and fascinating stories by 30 of the world's leading Galapagos researchers describe the challenges and successes of conservation efforts, past and present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2009
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 508.866 GALSchalansky, 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 SCHBulion, 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 BULSummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2002
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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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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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022