galapagos islands

Rhyming text introduces the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands, such as giant tortoises, black iguanas, and brightly-colored lava crabs. Includes facts about the islands and a variety of unusual animals found there.

Explores the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica, focusing on the adaptations made by animals to survive in these very different environments.

Examines the penguins of the Gal?pagos Islands and describes why they are at risk and attempts to protect them along with a number of Web sites about the islands and other animals that live there.

Text and captioned photographs describe the author's theories about the formation of the Islands, the evolution of its wildlife, and its ecology and conservation.

Describes the life cycle of the Blue-Footed Booby from its hatching on the floor of an island volcano to its maturity.

Explains what food webs are, and follows a carpenter bee, white-lined sphinx moth, marine iguana, flightless cormorant, and other animals as they weave food webs in the Galapagos Islands. Includes descriptions and photographs of various Galapagos Island plants and animals.

Collects essays from researchers and scientists studying evolutionary processes on the Galapagos Islands in which they describe their discoveries, and features six hundred captioned photographs.

An overview of the Galapagos Islands that covers their origins, discovery, flora, fauna, conservation, and more. Includes full-color photographs.