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 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 BULMcDougall, 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 POPSummary: 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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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 918.665 GALSummary: 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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Janson Media 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 551.424 SILOrr, 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 ORRLeroy, Margaret.
Summary: While her husband is away in the army, Vivienne de la Mare, living in a farmhouse on World War II-occupied Guernsey in the Channel Island with her two daughters and mother-in-law, falls in love with a German officer and must make a difficult decision that could tear her family apart.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion/Voice 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LEROsborne, 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 OSBJohansen, Iris.
Summary: Determined to protect herself from the horrors of her childhood, a young woman finds her remote island refuge terrorized by ruthless mercenaries and heads to the open seas in a perilous race against time to find the site of a lost city.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOHCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC JOHMcAlpine, 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 MCAPresser, 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 PREQuigley, 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 QUISummary: The life stories of the five Marines and one Naval officer that were forever immortalized as a symbol of WWII by raising the American flag at the battle of Iwo Jima.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: DreamWorks Pictures 2007
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2 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA FLACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DVD MOVIECopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FLA RATED RBareuther, 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 USAEarle, 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 EARBareuther, Carol.
Summary: "Fodor's correspondents highlight the best of the Virgin Islands, including shopping on St. Thomas, hiking on St. John, and bar-hopping on Jost Van Dyke. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure you make the most of your time, whether it's your first trip or your fifth." --
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fodor's Travel 2018
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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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Summary: A class trip to a beautiful island is overshadowed by a local myth about a mysterious ship that may have ties to the lost city of Atlantis.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC KESCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Series, Call number: JT Series KesslerStewart, 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 STEYanique, Tiphanie.
Summary: " A major debut from an award-winning writer-an epic family saga set against the magic and the rhythms of the Virgin Islands. In the early 1900s an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea, just as the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule. Orphaned by the sunk vessel are two sisters and their half-brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YANSummary: Within the dark recesses of Horai Island, a group of half-demons lives under the demonic rule of the Four War Gods. Escaping with barely a shred of hope, Ai, the youngest of the half-demons, returns to the island to face them with InuYasha's help. Fourth feature film based on the characters in the manga and television series.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Video 2004
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1 available in Anime, Call number: DVD ANIME INUContents: Panpipe ensemble, 'au tahana. Music to raise the house ; Swine shrieks ; Love song piece and ho'osia ritual ; Parrot piece ; Mound bird -- Panpipe ensemble, 'au ripi. Introduction piece ; Haridata's grief ; Popora's weeping ; the frogs of Darana ; Closing piece -- Panpipe ensemble, 'au taka'iori. Rihe piece ; Kinkina bird piece ; Infant's cry -- Panpipe ensemble, 'au keto. Stop and go ; Moaning...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Multicultural Media 1997
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/OCEANIC SOLSummary: Told from the perspectives of eight different Pacific Island cultures, directed by eight different female Pacific filmmakers, and starring eight different indigenous actresses as the title character, this portmanteau film about female empowerment tells the story of one fictitious woman's life in eight separate vignettes, each segment advancing a decade or so forward, deploying a single...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN VAIDahm, 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