| Where Are the Galapagos Islands? Bound for Schoo Edition Contributor(s): Stine, Megan (Author), Hinderliter, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0606401032 ISBN-13: 9780606401036 Publisher: Turtleback Books OUR PRICE: $14.66 Product Type: Prebound - Other Formats Published: May 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Zoology - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Geography - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America |
| Dewey: 986.650 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Series: Where Is...? |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.4" W x 7.4" (0.44 lbs) 112 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 189927 Reading Level: 5.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. 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. |