Island: A Story of the Galapagos

Name: Island: A Story of the Galapagos
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Jason Chin
ISBN: 9781666594713

Author: Jason Chin

Narrator: Lesa Lockford

Unabridged: 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 12/11/2018

Categories: Children's Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Earth Sciences, Water, Children's Fiction, Science & Nature Stories

Synopsis

Charles Darwin first visited the Galápagos Islands almost 200 years ago, only to discover a land filled with plants and animals that could not be found anywhere else on earth. How did they come to inhabit the islands? How long will they remain? Thoroughly researched, this historical and scientific book tells the epic saga of the life of an island?its birth in fire, its rise to greatness, its decline, and, finally, the emergence of life on new islands.

About Jason Chin

Jason Chin combines imaginative storytelling and illustrating with intriguing science to create books that both enchant and educate. The author of several award-winning books, including the 2018 Caldecott Honor and Sibert Honor book Grand Canyon, he lives with his wife, Deirdre Gill, and their children in Vermont.

About Lesa Lockford

Lesa Lockford is an experienced voiceover artist and actor who trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. A professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, she teaches courses in voice for the actor, dialects, acting, and performance studies. She is also a writer and performer. Before becoming a teacher, she worked as a professional actor in Great Britain, where she appeared in a variety of roles in television, in film, and on the stage.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista

Jason chin creates a story out of the life of an island, the Galapagos Islands. How it started and the animals that lived on it. It’s well done and engaging. The artwork is beautiful and there are pages that are told in almost comic book like panels that show an animal change over time or the island......more

Goodreads review by Dave

Since I had just read Kurt Vonnegut's fictional black comedy Galápagos I saw that Jason Chin, whose beautiful picture book about the Grand Canyon I had read, had also done this non-fictional picture book for children, so decided to order it. As with his Grand Canyon, he researches his subject thorou......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

One of my huge lost chances was a high school biology class trip to the Galápagos Islands. I so wish I’d gone. I had wrongly assumed that there were many travel opportunities in my future. Ever since high school when I learned about this place, I’ve been interested in the area, even though I haven’t......more