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Island: A Story of the Galápagos
by Jason Chin
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 grow or shrink over time.
I admit to being unaware of the history of these islands and I certainly didn’t understand that they sank back beneath the ocean eventually. It becomes a great story. It reminds me a little bit of the Pixar short - Lava about the islands.
There is a lot of information here and I feel it comes across as more story than mere facts, but the story is based on facts. It’s a story that becomes something easy to learn. The nephew thought the pictures were pretty from the start and then he became amazed by the story. He couldn’t believe that an island had a birth and basically a death. The story is told over 6 million years. He thought the iguanas looked monster-esk. He gave this 3 stars and told me the book was pretty good.
I admit to being unaware of the history of these islands and I certainly didn’t understand that they sank back beneath the ocean eventually. It becomes a great story. It reminds me a little bit of the Pixar short - Lava about the islands.
There is a lot of information here and I feel it comes across as more story than mere facts, but the story is based on facts. It’s a story that becomes something easy to learn. The nephew thought the pictures were pretty from the start and then he became amazed by the story. He couldn’t believe that an island had a birth and basically a death. The story is told over 6 million years. He thought the iguanas looked monster-esk. He gave this 3 stars and told me the book was pretty good.