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Reefs and volcanoes : how Earth's atolls formed / Kathleen A. Klatte.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Earth's history through rocksPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, [2020]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781725301603
  • 1725301601
  • 9781725301627
  • 1725301628
  • 9781725301610
  • 172530161X
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is an atoll? -- Ever-changing Earth -- Underwater volcanoes -- Volcanic islands -- Rock or plant? -- Coral reefs -- An atoll at last -- Darwin's theory -- Agassiz's theory -- Tests and technology -- Who lives on atolls? -- Atolls today -- A dynamic system -- Glossary.
Summary: "Did you know coral reefs--some of the most colorful and lively places on Earth--and volcanoes--some of the most fiery and dangerous places--have a very interesting connection? An atoll is a coral island surrounding a lagoon. Atolls are formed when a reef grows around a sinking volcanic island. This book explores the relationship between volcanoes and reefs and the "life" cycle of a volcanic island. Full-color photographs provide readers with connections to the text, and fact boxes and sidebars further explore topics related to the main text."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 551.424 K63 Available 33111009549466
Total holds: 0

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Did you know that coral reefs and volcanoes have a very interesting connection? An atoll is a coral island surrounding a lagoon. Atolls are formed when a reef grows around a sinking volcanic island. This book explores the relationship between volcanoes and reefs and the "life" cycle of a volcanic island. Full-color photographs provide readers with connections to the narrative and fact boxes and sidebars further explain this topic.

"Did you know coral reefs--some of the most colorful and lively places on Earth--and volcanoes--some of the most fiery and dangerous places--have a very interesting connection? An atoll is a coral island surrounding a lagoon. Atolls are formed when a reef grows around a sinking volcanic island. This book explores the relationship between volcanoes and reefs and the "life" cycle of a volcanic island. Full-color photographs provide readers with connections to the text, and fact boxes and sidebars further explore topics related to the main text."-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

What is an atoll? -- Ever-changing Earth -- Underwater volcanoes -- Volcanic islands -- Rock or plant? -- Coral reefs -- An atoll at last -- Darwin's theory -- Agassiz's theory -- Tests and technology -- Who lives on atolls? -- Atolls today -- A dynamic system -- Glossary.

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