This beautiful picture book tells the story of Galapagos George, the last of the long necked tortoises of Pinta Island. The story starts 1,000,000 years ago in South America when a giant tortoise was swept out to sea by a huge storm. She was able to float and survive the trip to what are now known as the Galápagos Islands. It tells the story of the evolution of the long necked tortoise, and how that might have happened. It mentions people finding the Galápagos Islands and introducing species that threatened the tortoises. It is only in the last few pages of the book that Lonesome George is introduced. The book ends with his death. Jean Craighead George was a master at what she did. Her contributions to the world of children's literature will be missed.This book, as of many of George's, detailed the conservation of an animal. Unfortunately, this time, she wrote about the last of a species, a giant tortoise that lived on the Galapagos Islands. The story begins with the turtles ancestors and George does an amazing job detailing the adaptations this species did in order to survive.
What do You think about Galapagos George (2014)?
What a beautifully informative book. I loved everything about it especially the illustrations.
—Guirguis19
I'm not sure if I can consider this to be nonfiction, but it's really awesome.
—Caroline
