Where Are the Galapagos Islands?
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · May 16, 2017
Armchair adventurers can set sail for the remote Galapagos Islands and learn about the strange and unique animals that live there.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact invitation to explore Galapagos wildlife, volcanic geography, and the islands’ place in Darwin’s thinking.
- Themes
- Galapagos wildlife, Island geography, Evolution
- Genres
- Exploring Places, Marine Life, Exploration & Discovery
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Armchair adventurers can set sail for the remote Galapagos Islands and learn about the strange and unique animals that live there. The Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean.
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The isolated location of the islands has allowed a vast number of species to develop that are original to each island, such as the marine iguana, the blue-footed booby, the magnificent frigatebird and of course the giant Galapagos tortoise, which may live to be over one hundred years old. Studied by Charles Darwin during his historic voyage on the HMS Beagle, the island life contributed to his groundbreaking theory of evolution. Today the islands are a popular tourist destination and a UNESCO World Heritage site. This book, part of the New York Times best-selling series, is enhanced by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four photographs on the back.
Island Field Notes
A compact invitation to explore Galapagos wildlife, volcanic geography, and the islands’ place in Darwin’s thinking.
Come here for
- Unusual island animals, from marine iguanas to giant tortoises
- A clear geographical thread through a remote Pacific archipelago
Expect
- Eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map
- Four photographs on the map’s back
Where it sits
| Marine Life | 38% |
|---|---|
| Exploring Places | 23% |
| Exploration & Discovery | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Caribbean & Latin America
- Animals & Zoology
- Geography for Kids
- Authors
- Megan Stine
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 16, 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Galapagos wildlife · Island geography · Evolution
- Reading lane
- Caribbean & Latin America