How Are Islands Formed?
| AUTHOR | Best, B. J. |
| PUBLISHER | Cavendish Square Publishing (07/30/2017) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Library Binding) |
Description
When kids hear "island," they might think of a tropical destination dotted with palm trees. But there are islands worldwide and they are made in different ways. In clear and age-appropriate language, this book will focus on plate tectonics and volcanism as two main ways in which islands are created.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781502625397
ISBN-10:
1502625393
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
24
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
7.10 x 0.30 x 7.10 inches
Weight:
0.45 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Index,
Ikids,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Earth Sciences - Geology
Grade Level:
Kindergarten
- 3rd Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
1.4
Point Value:
0.5
Interest Level:
Lower Grade
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 1
Dewey Decimal:
551.42
Library of Congress Control Number:
2016048557
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When kids hear "island," they might think of a tropical destination dotted with palm trees. But there are islands worldwide and they are made in different ways. In clear and age-appropriate language, this book will focus on plate tectonics and volcanism as two main ways in which islands are created.
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Author:
Best, B. J.
B.J. Best is the author of three books of poetry: BUT OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE (Rose Metal Press, 2013), Birds of Wisconsin (New Rivers Press, 2010) and STATE SONNETS (sunnyoutside, 2009). He is also the author of three chapbooks from Centennial Press, most recently the prose poem collection Drag: Twenty Short Poems About Smoking. He teaches at Carroll University and lives in the Wisconsin countryside with one wife, one son, three cats, and nine video game systems. He asserts he is the only person in the history of the world to have beaten Super Mario Bros. with an actual Nintendo and television on a pontoon boat.
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