McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

Publisher Annotation: Welcome to the Galapágos 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.

"Join a team of scientists as they set sail for a place that's unlike anywhere else on Earth, the Galápagos Islands"--Back cover.

While spending the summer at Grandmary's summer home on Goose Lake, Samantha and her twin cousins decide to visit the island where Samantha's parents were drowned during a storm.

"This book teaches readers about the Galapagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands located on either side of the equator in the Pacific Ocean, and the strange and unique animals that live there. Some animals include the marine iguana, the blue-footed booby, the magnificent frigatebird and the giant Galapagos tortoise, which may live to be over one hundred years old. The islands, which were studies by Charles Darwin, are a popular tourist destination...

"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"--

Taking care of a baby left with them at the end of the tourist season helps a family come to terms with the death of their own infant son.

Frank and Joe go to the island of St. John to try to find the missing son of a UN ambassador.

After jumping ship in order to live alone in the world, an unhappy man makes his home on a deserted island, which becomes something special after visiting sailors begin to leave food and animals there as gifts.