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Evolution (Biology) Galapagos Islands Galapagos Islands Description and travel Galapagos Islands Fiction Galapagos Islands Juvenile fiction Galapagos Islands Juvenile literature Island ecology Magic Fiction Natural history Galapagos Islands Natural history Galapagos Islands Juvenile literatureSummary: 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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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GALBulion, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.665 GALOsborne, 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 OSBHennessy, 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 HENStewart, Paul D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.866 STEKricher, John C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.8665 KRICho, Lisa
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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.66 GALLynch, 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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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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.87 STESummary: 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
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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 MAGGrant, 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508.8665 GRAStine, Megan
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
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 986.6 STIWeiner, Jonathan.
Summary: Following in Darwin's footsteps in the Galapagos were Peter and Rosemary Grant, who studied the features of the beaks of various species of finches and confirmed Darwin's theory of natural selection. On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1994
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 598.883 WEIMcMullen, Conley K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cornell University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 581.9866 MCMSteadman, David W.
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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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Summary: Introduces the Galapagos Islands, describes how they formed, and discusses the importance of conservation on the islands.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 591.9866 HENJames, Matthew J
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 JAMJackson, 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: "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 now, but her boss has hinted at a promotion if she can close a deal with a high-profile client. She's not engaged just yet, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC PICGibbs, Stuart
Summary: After saving the world, Charlie is ready to take it easy in the Galapagos Islands. That is, until she's approached by the mysterious Esmeralda Castle, who has a code she knows only Charlie can decipher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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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