Reefs and volcanoes : how Earth's atolls formed / Kathleen A. Klatte.
Material type: TextSeries: Earth's history through rocksPublisher: New York : PowerKids Press, [2020]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781725301603
- 1725301601
- 9781725301627
- 1725301628
- 9781725301610
- 172530161X
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 551.424 K63 | Available | 33111009549466 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.