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An Island Grows

by Lola M. Schaefer

From ocean-floor magma to a living island

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AlbakiReads Editorial

From ocean-floor magma to a living island

An island’s formation is presented as a sequence of physical change: magma glows beneath the ocean, lava builds up and hardens, and land eventually rises above the water. The account then shifts to the forms of life that arrive, beginning with small plants and animals and later including people. By connecting the creation of land with the arrival of living things, the book offers a compact view of how a place can take shape over time. Its subject brings together volcanic processes, island ecology, and human presence.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in islands, volcanoes, or how land forms
  • Young readers exploring how plants, animals, and people come to inhabit a place

Themes

Island formationVolcanic processesPlant and animal lifeHuman presence

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Book overview

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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