An Island Grows
This is the story of the birth of an island, from the first red-hot glow of magma at the bottom of the ocean, to the flowing lava that hardens and builds up higher and higher until, finally, it breaks through the water′s surface. And then, life comes to the island. First come the small plants...
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This is the story of the birth of an island, from the first red-hot glow of magma at the bottom of the ocean, to the flowing lava that hardens and builds up higher and higher until, finally, it breaks through the water′s surface. And then, life comes to the island. First come the small plants and animals, and later, people. This is a tale as old-and as new-as the ground we walk on.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780066239309 (0066239303)
Publish date: August 1st 2006
Publisher: Greenwillow Books
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
This book wasn't really what I thought it would be. I expected a little more treatment of the formation of islands, but this book was really more of a poem about islands and how they become populated. I was looking for something that would be more instructional for my niece, and that would feed he...
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