Galápagos Islands: The World's Living Laboratory

by Karen Romano Young

Welcome to the Galap gos Islands, a pristine archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, where locals and visiting scientists work among giant tortoises, salt-snorting iguanas, diving penguins, and erupting volcanoes. They are looking for just the right balance between humans and nature to lead the world to a sustainable future.

Far off the coast of Ecuador lies a group of volcanic islands unlike any other. Home to species as diverse...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1804661155
• ISBN13: 9781804661154
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: What on Earth!
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9