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1) Islands
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"Explores the . . . world of islands. Readers will learn how islands form and how they change over time, as well as the plants and animals that make islands their home. Featuring . . . photographs, . . . facts, focus questions, and resources for further research, this book . . . support[s] earth science education"--Amazon.com.
3) Islands
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Simple text and photographs present information about islands.
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"In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers join scientists as they tackle something unusual in the world of ecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but one of cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey."--
On November 14, 1963, something exceptional happened in Iceland--and that's saying a lot. In a country...
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An Island, way out in the North-Atlantic, not far off Iceland, not millions of years old but only 50. A group of researchers have observed this island these fifty years to see how new life developed on it. Surtsey is an island that more or less appeared overnight after an underwater volcano eruption. How did this bare rock turn into a diverse landscape? Which animals and which plants were able to establish themselves? This extraordinary documentary...
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"General overview of ocean, island, and polar region ecosystems, including an exploration of disturbances these ecosystems face due to human interference, pollution, and climate change, and current conservation and reclamation efforts. Features include fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
12) Wolf island
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When a family of wolves is removed from the food chain on a small island, the impact on the island's ecology is felt by the other animals living there.
15) Nim's Island
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Nim Rusoe is a young girl who inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates, via e-mail, with the reclusive author of the novel she has been reading. Nim's existence mirrors that of her favorite literary character, Alex Rover, the world's greatest adventurer. But Alexandra, the author of the Rover books, leads a reclusive life in the big city. When Nim's father goes missing from the island, Nim gets Alexandra to come to her...
17) Galapagos
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Follow marine biologist Dr. Carole Baldwin as she explores 3,000 feet beneath the ocean, near the Galapagos islands, to collect rare and unusual species for study.
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10 years on from the first, groundbreaking, Planet Earth, we use the most incredible advances in technology and scientific discovery to bring you the most exciting and immersive picture of our world's wildlife yet. With over 250 breathtaking photographs and stills from the BBC Natural History Unit's spectacular footage, this is an extraordinary new look at the complex life of some of the most amazing places on Planet Earth. Each chapter reveals an...