By Karen Romano Young (author) , Amy Grimes (illustrator)
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Far off the coast of Ecuador lies a group of volcanic islands unlike any other.
Home to species as diverse as giant tortoises, salt-snorting marine iguanas, and the birds that made Charles Darwin famous, the Galápagos are a living laboratory for scientists working on the most urgent problem of our times: How can humans exist in harmony with nature on the only planet we are ever likely to have?
Karen Romano Young, author of Antarctica: The Melting Continent , again takes to the field, visiting the archipelago to observe its environments first-hand and to interview the people who are lighting the way for the rest of us.
Illustrator Amy Grimes brings Karen's experience into vivid visual life for those of us who haven't been there - yet.
Karen Romano Young is a writer, illustrator, science communicator, and polar explorer. She has written more than two dozen books for children, and has illustrated several, including the groundbreaking graphic novel Doodlebug and the forthcoming graphic nonfiction Diving for Deep-Sea Dragons . Her acclaimed science books include Try This! , Mission: Sea Turtle Rescue , and Shark Quest . She is the creator of a science comic called #AntarcticLog , which took her to Palmer Station, Antarctica, and a veteran of seven ocean science research voyages, including dives to the bottom of the ocean. Karen's novels include Hundred Percent and A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon . Karen lives in the Connecticut woods with her husband and a big furry dog.
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Far off the coast of Ecuador lies a group of volcanic islands unlike any other. Home to species as diverse as giant tortoises, salt-snorting marine iguanas, and the birds that made Charles Darwin famous, the Galápagos are a living laboratory for scientists working on the most urgent problem of our times: How can humans exist in harmony with nature on the only planet we are ever likely to have?
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Galápagos Islands: The World’s Living Laboratory and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Galápagos Islands: The World’s Living Laboratory features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, The Natural World, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Non Fiction, Geography, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Educational: Humanities and social sciences, general, Educational material
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Galápagos Islands: The World’s Living Laboratory was written by Karen Romano Young and published by What on Earth Publishing
Galápagos Islands: The World’s Living Laboratory has 64 pages
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