Explores the vast array of unusual creatures still to be found in the Galapagos Islands

Dawn to Dusk in the Galapagos: Flightless Birds, Swimming Lizards, and Other Fascinating Creatures

Children's Books

De Roy, Tui

Gelman, Rita

Science, Nature & How It Works

Little,Brown & Co

Ever since Charles Darwin visited there in 1835, the Galapagos have fascinated us like no other spot on Earth. This richly illustrated book captures the ethereal, haunting quality of the Galapagos and of the birds and animals that make these islands their home. Acclaimed wildlife photographer and writer Tui De Roy has spent her life exploring the Galapagos and recording their secrets. Here, in spectacular full-color images and in her own words, she shares her intimate knowledge of the islands and her deep love and respect for the natural wonders they conceal.
 De Roy takes readers from vibrant coastlines to sheltered interiors, photographing penguins, turtles, and marine iguanas. She visits active volcanic calderas, where life hangs in the balance each time the volcano remakes itself. De Roy follows the seasons of the giant tortoise, dives into the twilight world of sperm whales and hammerhead sharks, and treads on still-steaming volcanic crust. She also makes an impassioned plea for conservation.
 This updated tenth-anniversary edition of De Roy's celebrated book offers an unforgettable photographic tour of the Galapagos. Explore with her the incredible diversity of wildlife and habitats that rank these islands among the most fascinating and exotically beautiful places in the world. 
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<li>Features 245 stunning full-color photographs </li>
<li>Includes De Roy's insightful commentary </li>
<li>Showcases some of the award-winning photographer's finest work </li>
<li>Brings the natural wonders of the Galapagos to life</li>
</ul>

Galápagos: Islands Born of Fire - 10th Anniversary Edition

Sports & Outdoors

Princeton University Press

Penguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes place far from our prying eyes, hidden beneath the ocean waves. This stunningly illustrated book provides a unique look at these extraordinary creatures and the cutting-edge science that is helping us to better understand them. Featuring more than 400 breathtaking photos, this is the ultimate guide to all 18 species of penguins, including those with retiring personalities or nocturnal habits that tend to be overlooked and rarely photographed.
A book that no bird enthusiast or armchair naturalist should do without, Penguins includes discussions of penguin conservation, informative species profiles, fascinating penguin facts, and tips on where to see penguins in the wild. 
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<li>Covers all 18 species of the world's penguins</li>
<li>Features more than 400 photos</li>
<li>Explores the latest science on penguins and their conservation</li>
<li>Includes informative species profiles and fascinating penguin facts</li>
</ul>

Penguins: The Ultimate Guide

Science & Math

Jones, Mark

Cornthwaite, Julie

Biological Sciences

A beautifully illustrated and deeply personal chronicle of De Roy's lifelong connection with these spectacular islands Tui De Roy was a year old in 1955 when her family left Europe, boarding a banana boat bound for the Pacific to lead a different sort of life in Galápagos, one of self-sufficiency and living close to nature. She grew up on the islands and returned to them often over the next five decades. Discovering photography at a young age, she has dedicated her life to recording the islands' natural history in infinite detail. A Lifetime in Galápagos is De Roy's intimate portrait of one of the most spectacular places on Earth, presenting the wildlife and natural wonders of Galápagos as you have never seen them before. Featuring hundreds of breathtaking color photos, this stunning book guides you into labyrinthine mangroves to observe nesting herons, to misty cloud forests to glimpse flycatchers and orchids, high onto erupting volcanoes, and into the ocean to swim with hammerhead sharks. De Roy's lens provides up-close encounters with orca and sperm whales, colonies of iguanas, and the giant tortoises of Alcedo Volcano. She paints unforgettable portraits of her childhood in Galápagos--the islands at night under the stars of the Milky Way, sea lions at play and on the hunt, the diverse birdlife of Galápagos, and much more. Blending striking images with vivid prose, A Lifetime in Galápagos also discusses the threats that global warming and other environmental challenges pose to the archipelago's unique wildlife and fragile habitats.

A Lifetime in Galápagos

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Review\n"De Roy has swum, walked and slept amid penguins wherever they can be found. . . . This beautiful book can only fuel readers’ passion to preserve these astonishing birds, and for that, the authors must be lauded." ― Wall Street Journal\n"For those who love these iconic, oddly endearing birds―and who doesn’t?―this book is almost as good as an expedition to see them in the flesh." ― Natural History\n"A beautiful book. . . . It is also authoritative." ― Minneapolis Star Tribune\n"This book is a singular, magnificent step forward, a supernova for the eyes and minds of all penguin-lovers, and indeed penguin researchers everywhere." ― The Condor\n"[An] unrivalled blend of information and images." ― Marine Ornithology\n"Simply Sumptuous! . . . A feast for all the senses – it even smells good."---Bo Beolens, Fat Birder\n"Supported by over 400 spectacular photographs, this large format book deals with just about everything regarding the 18 species of penguins in the world."---Geoff Carpentier, North Durham Nature Newsletter\nAn acclaimed photographic guide to these marvelous and enigmatic birds―now in a new, updated edition\nPenguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them moods and foibles similar to our own. Few realize how complex and mysterious their private lives truly are, as most of their existence takes place far from our prying eyes, hidden beneath the ocean waves. Now in a new, updated edition, this stunningly illustrated book provides a unique look at these extraordinary creatures and the cutting-edge science that is helping us to better understand them. Featuring more than 400 breathtaking photos, this is the ultimate guide to all 18 species of penguins, including those with retiring personalities or nocturnal habits that tend to be overlooked and rarely photographed. This revised second edition features updated scientific information and some spectacular new photographs.\nPenguins is the most ambitious book to date by Tui De Roy, Mark Jones, and Julie Cornthwaite. Their travels, spanning more than two decades, have seen them crisscross the southern hemisphere to virtually everywhere that penguins are found, from the sun-baked lava shores of the Galápagos to some of the remotest subantarctic islands, as well as all around the Antarctic continent, where Emperor penguins breed on the deep-frozen sea.\nA book that no bird enthusiast or armchair naturalist should do without, Penguins includes discussions of penguin conservation, informative species profiles, fascinating penguin facts, and tips on where to see penguins in the wild. 
Covers all 18 species of the world’s penguins Features more than 400 stunning photos Explores the latest science on penguins and their conservation Includes informative species profiles and fascinating penguin facts

Penguins: The Ultimate Guide Second Edition

Reference

A compact, richly illustrated photographic field guide to all of the birds of Galápagos, from renowned photographer and writer Tui De Roy A lifelong resident of Galápagos, Tui De Roy has been observing, studying, and photographing the islands' astonishing birdlife for sixty years. In A Pocket Guide to Birds of Galápagos, she distills everything she has learned to create a one-of-a-kind field guide that every birder visiting the archipelago will want to carry with them wherever they go. A compact yet comprehensive combination of field guide and natural history, the book features more than 600 of De Roy's superb photographs and is packed with detailed, easy-to-access information in bullet-point format. Every resident bird species is fully described and abundantly illustrated, showing different aspects of their life cycle, habitat, and behavior. And the islands' most iconic bird group--Darwin's Finches--is given special attention. With precise descriptions including plumage and beak variations, the book corrects many common identification errors about this group. Unique in design and content, A Pocket Guide to Birds of Galápagos is a must-have for all wildlife enthusiasts traveling to this fabled archipelago--and anyone who wants to better understand its spectacular birds. <ul> <li>A compact yet comprehensive photographic identification guide</li> <li>Covers all resident species and frequent migrants</li> <li>Features more than 600 of Tui De Roy's superb color photographs</li> <li>Includes distribution maps and easy-to-find information for identifying and understanding each species, including life cycles, habits, range, and conservation status</li> </ul>

A Pocket Guide to Birds of Galápagos

A team of renowned photographers profiles this largely unsullied region, capturing the harsh though majestic beauty of the land and its varied wildlife

Wild Ice: Antarctic Journeys

Monteath, Colin

Naveen, Ron

Travel

Smithsonian

Pp. 132; 140 color photographs by Tui De Roy. Color pictorial boards (hardcover), color pictorial dust jacket, oblong folio (12 x 16 inches). This volume presents superb photos of the Galapagos isles all taken by Tui De Roy who lived in the Galapagos for 33 years. Her richly written text reveals the intricacies of animal behavior on land and below the waves. This volume presents spectacular photos of the Galapagos tortoises and much more. No ownership marks.

Galapagos Exploring an Extraordinary World

Beaux Arts Editions

Describes the natural wonders and the diversity of animal life found on the Galapagos Islands

Spectacular Galapagos

Universe

Penguins are, perhaps, the most loved of all birds, often being portrayed as caricatures of ourselves. Yet despite their popularity the many extraordinary facets of penguin life are only just being revealed. Modelled on the authors' much-praised Albatross: Their world, their ways (2008), this book is the first to comprehensively cover all of the 18 penguin species alongside the latest research into many of their more unusual adaptations, such as their deep-diving abilities. Penguins are the 'canaries in the coalmine' of the oceans, and their presence is indicatiive of a healthy marine environment. Although they are an icon of the southern hemisphere, what penguins can teach us about our changing seas is of truly global significance.

Penguins

Mathematics

Christopher Helm

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