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Ecuador & Galapagos Youth Reading
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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Here's a page from Longitude, the specialty bookseller for travelers. To order online, and to see the latest, most comprehensive selection of books and maps, go to http://reading.longitudebooks.com/WT7829. You may also call 800-342-2164 to order or request a catalog.
Boobies, Iguanas, and Other Critters
• Linda Litteral
NATURAL HISTORY •
1994 •
HARD COVER
• 71 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
This beautifully illustrated book is an overview of the Galapagos Islands for middle readers (ages 10-14). Clear, detailed and accurate, it tackles the volcanic formation of the Galapagos, ecology and wildlife, scientific research and other topics.
(GPS16, $27.25) |
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The Tree of Life: Charles Darwin
• Peter Sis
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2003 •
HARD COVER
• 44 PAGES
• FAMILY
Peter Sis illuminates the towering figure of Darwin, his life, travels, ideas and impact, with watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations. The richly embellished pages, featuring a gorgeous gatefold spread, are crowded with diary pages, maps, charts.
(GBR388, $18.00) |
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Also Recommended
Usborne Flashcard Spanish
• Jo Litchfield
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A standard playing card-size deck of 50 nicely illustrated flashcards geared for younger children. Each card features a colorful illustration with the Spanish word on the reverse.
(GEN203, $8.99)
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Galapagos Means Tortoises
• Ruth Heller
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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With lovely color illustrations of blue-footed boobies, giant tortoises and other creatures of the islands, Heller's playful, rhyming introduction to the ecosystem of the Galapagos, intended for children ages 7-10, is also informative.
(GPS53, $7.95)
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Eyewitness Bird
• David Burnie
• NATURAL HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An introduction to birds, their evolution, biology and behavior, in the graphic Eyewitness style with hundreds of color photographs and drawings of feathers, wings, nests, eggs (and surprisingly few birds!).
(BRD04, $16.99)
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