Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant

by Kate Messner

Book Overview

Gal pagos giant tortoises are fascinating--and endangered. They live only on the Gal pagos Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Ecuador. These tortoises face threats from the humans who live on--and visit--the islands, as well as from Earth's warming climate.

Join author Kate Messner on an a journey to the Gal pagos Islands to see these incredible creatures up close and discover how cutting-edge technology...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541596110
• ISBN13: 9781541596115
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 10.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9