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"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Small Great Things and The Book of Two Ways comes a deeply moving novel about the resilience of the human spirit in a moment of crisis. 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...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Giant Galp̀agos tortoises have roamed the Galp̀agos Islands for thousands of years, but these creatures almost disappeared from their tropical habitat. Giant Galp̀agos Tortoise describes the world's largest tortoise, how sailors and invasive species caused its population to dwindle, and how habitat preservation and captive breeding have helped save the species."--
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Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 9
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Myra, a high school senior, will do almost anything to win a contest and earn money for a study trip to the Galapagos Islands, which would mean getting away from her demanding family life in Utah and ex-boyfriend Erik, but Erik is set on winning the same contest.
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Pub. Date
c2009
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As eloquent as it is alarming, Carol Ann Bassett's portrait of today's Galápagos depicts a deadly collision of economics, politics, and the environment that may destroy one of the world's last Edens.
For millions, the Galápagos Islands represent nature at its most unspoiled, an inviolate place famed for its rare flora and fauna. But soon today's 30,000 human residents could surpass 50,000. Add invasive species, floods of tourists, and unresolved...
7) Galapagos
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Kurt Vonnegut takes the listener back one million years. A simple vacation cruise suddenly becomes an evolutionary journey. Thanks to an apocalypse, a small group of survivors stranded on the Galapagos Islands are about to become the progenitors of a brave, new, totally different human race.
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 38
Pub. Date
2023.
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"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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Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 22
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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 proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory. For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch. In this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research,...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3
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"Take a journey to the Galápagos Islands to see Galápagos giant tortoises up close and discover how cutting-edge technology is helping scientists study and protect these gentle giants. Page Plus links in the book lead to videos of scientists in the field"--
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Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Lonesome George is a famous Galapagos tortoise. He's thought to be the only Galapagos tortoise left in the world. Kids will love following him as he meets other unique animals that live in the Galapagos. With facts, a map, and fun trivia questions, kids can learn all about the animals of Galapogos Island and help Lonesome George find his friends!.
15) Galapagos
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Share in the discovery of new species when scientists take a submersible 3,000 feet beneath the Galapagos.
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Pub. Date
c2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Description
After falling overboard during a huge storm in 1835, Simon washes up onto an unexplored island where he makes a discovery that could change the world, in this exciting book based on the real events of Charles Darwin's legendary voyage.
17) Ecuador
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Pub. Date
[2004]
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Go to Guayaquil and take a train up the Andes. Other sites include the highest active volcano on Earth, the capitol of Ecuador, Quito, a trek into the Amazon and a visit to the Galapagos Islands.