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Front cover of the book, Adventure on Gallop Ghosts Islands

Adventure on Gallop Ghosts Islands follows a curious octopus named Olive, a fun-loving gray fox called Friend, and a funny blue-footed bird named Booby. Olive shares her ocean world with her new friends, and Friend gives a tour of his forest home, but Booby doesn’t know how to find the way back to his island home.

Each of the eleven short chapters is an adventure requiring teamwork and creative problem solving using each character’s unique skills to avoid danger, while the lovable Blue-footed Booby adds some fun with his clever riddles and jokes. The detailed illustrations leading into each chapter provide an exciting preview of what is about to happen.

Many of the characters’ unique talents may seem unbelievable, but are based in fact as demonstrated in videos referenced at the end of the story.

“I highly recommend this book for children of all ages! The characters are colorful & adorable, both descriptively & by illustration … Their friendship, teamwork & acceptance of each other’s diversity are important lessons. I even learned some facts about the creatures that I did not know!”

— Kathy R.

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Did you know?

Octopuses really can walk on land and create tools and homes with shells (and change their color). YouTube: “Octopus walks on land.”
Gray foxes can really climb trees. They are the only fox species that can do so. YouTube: “Gray foxes climb trees.”
Blue-footed boobies really have bright blue feet and dance when they want to attract attention (but they can’t tell jokes). YouTube: “Blue-footed booby mating dance.” Get your own pair of blue-footed booby socks at Blue Feet Foundation.
Giant tortoises are really critically in danger of extinction. YouTube: “Tracking Giant Galapagos tortoise BBC Earth.”
You can help! Find out more at the Galapagos Conservancy.

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