Theaward-winningauthorofRedwoodsandCoralReefsexplorestheevolvingterrainandanimalsoftheGal獺pagosinthisnonfictionpicturebook.CharlesDarwinfirstvisitedtheGal獺pagosIslandsalmost200yearsago,onlytodiscoveralandfilledwithplantsandanimalsthatcouldnotbefoundanywhereelseonearth.Howdidtheycometoinhabittheisland?Howlongwilltheyremain?Thoroughlyresearchedandfilledwithintricateandbeautifulpaintings,thisextraordinarybookbyAward-winningauthorandartistJasonChinisanepicsagaofthelifeofanisland--bornoffire,risingtogreatness,itsdecline,andfinallytheemergenceoflifeonnewislands.Chin’sapproachmakesthisbookamust-havecommoncoretoolforteachersandlibrariansintroducingscientificprincipalstoyoungstudents.IslandisoneofKirkusReviews’BestChildren’sBooksof2012
