Provides an introduction to the giant tortoises that live in the Galapagos Islands, looking at the variety of giant tortoises, and discussing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and efforts to keep them from becoming extinct.
A boy encounters a sea lion, a vermilion flycatcher, a hawk, finches, and a giant tortoise when he spends a day and night alone on an island in the Galapagos.
Describes the life of Lonesome George, the last living Pinta Island giant tortoise, from his search for food on the Galapagos island to his days at the Charles Darwin Research Station, where scientists are encouraging him to mate.
