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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2019

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

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.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Video 2007

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

Osborne, 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"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC OSB

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED OSB