Most teenage boys would love to spend a summer with a bachelor uncle in a seaside cabin. But not Jonah Lander.
He has secrets—lots of them—and they weigh heavily on his mind. One deception leads to another, and he lies to his Uncle Nate about joining the local swim team, not wanting to explain his fear of the dark salt water.
When Sumi, a budding marine biologist, asks him to be her research assistant, he jumps at the chance...

"...Gàlpagos tells the complex story of a young volcanic ecosystem influenced by seasonal ocean currents, where food energy moves through integrated land and sea communities, each in its own season of growth and renewal. Millions of years ago, undersea volcanos in the eastern Pacific Ocean erupted, spewing up lava, rocks, and ash that eventually formed a cluster of islands: the archipelago known as the Gàlpagos Islands. Over time, castaway plants...

Colorful images accompanied by both poetry and regular narrative describe the ecosystem of the Serengeti