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The remarkable true story of a one-of-a-kind survivor.
One lone tortoise lived a simple life on Pinta Island in the Galápagos Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Then visiting fishermen introduced goats to the unique island, which completely disrupted the ecosystem.
One lone tortoise stubbornly clung to life, even after his fellow tortoises disappeared slowly. Then, years after it was believed that all Pinta Island tortoises were extinct, scientists discovered one lone tortoise among the rocky hills of the now barren land.
The scientists named this miraculous survivor "Lonesome George" and brought him to the Darwin Research Station, where they hoped to find him a mate. Even though George has remained a steadfast bachelor while waiting for a Pinta Island mate, he is an inspiration for survival as well as a living reminder of the terrible price of extinction.
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Francine Jacobs is the author of 24 books for children, including the Reading Rainbow Feature Selection Sam the Sea Cow, illustrated by Laura Kelly and Lonesome George the Giant Tortoise, illustrated by Jean Cassels. The story of Lonesome George appealed to her because it describes the discovery and rescue of a truly unique creature. She lives with her husband, Jerome Jacobs, in Pleasantville, New York.
Jean Cassels has illustrated more than fifty natural history books for children, but she also has a talent for more whimsical images of birds and beasts and bugs wearing all the latest fashions, as seen in The Mysterious Collection of Dr. David Harleyson. The mother of two grown sons, she lives with her husband in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Gr. 2-3. In this poignant, true account, Jacobs introduces a saddleback tortoise, George, who beat long odds to survive as possibly the last member of the distinctive species of tortoise found only on the Galapagos island of Pintas. Its ecology devastated by the descendants of goats brought in by fishermen, Pintas had been thought for decades to have no tortoises left--until game wardens trying to clear the island of its interlopers discovered George. The tortoise now lives in a large compound on Santa Cruz Island, and the search is on--so far without success--for a compatible female. In painted illustrations Cassels depicts George from various angles, plodding about rocky desert landscapes with wrinkled, appealing dignity. The author caps her simply written account with further resources for children who want to know more about George, or about the Galapagos in general. John Peters
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- PublisherWalker Childrens
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0802788645
- ISBN 13 9780802788641
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorCassels Jean
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