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Amazing islands : 100+ places that will boggle your mind / Sabrina Weiss & Kerry Hyndman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth Books, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Description: 59 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781912920150
  • 1912920158
  • 9781912920167
  • 1912920166
Other title:
  • 100 plus places that will boggle your mind
  • Hundred plus places that will boggle your mind
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
What is an island? -- How are islands made? -- Islands in peril -- Galapagos -- Animals take over -- Madagascar & Sumatra -- Reclaimed by nature -- Cuba -- Prison islands -- Philippines -- Island peoples -- Hong Kon -- River islands -- World map -- Artificial islands -- Sri Lanka -- The British Isles -- Svalbard & Azores -- Mystery islands -- Socotra -- Vanishing islands -- Lucayan Archipelago -- Geological wonders -- Venice -- Faroe Islands -- Jiangxin Park Island.
Summary: 'Discover over 100 of the planet's most magical islands - their wildlife, history, diversity, people, cultures, treasures, and more - in this beautifully illustrated book. From islands that have been taken over by animals to disappearing islands, islands made of shells, artificial islands, and even islands that were once prison colonies, this book takes you on an exciting tour of some of the smallest land masses in the world. Join author Sabrina Weiss and illustrator Kerry Hyndman in this fact-filled celebration of some of the most Amazing Islands on Earth!"--Amazon.com.
Holdings
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 910.9142 W432 Available 33111009782968
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 910.9142 W432 Available 33111010453757
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's NonFiction 910.9142 W432 Available 33111009028529
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A fact-filled, colourful celebration of island life, achievements and diversity Discover 100 of the planet's most magical islands - their wildlife, trees, diversity, people, treasures and more - in this beautifully illustrated book. Islands are amazing. On the Galapagos islands, Charles Darwin learnt how bird species evolved over time. In China, there is a natural island that is home to an incredible giant bookshop. On the Norwegian island of Svalbard, there is a vault built into the mountainside that contains seeds of the world's food plants to protect them in the event of a global crisis. South Georgia Island in the Atlantic Ocean has seen many scientific expeditions, including the journey of Sir Ernest Shackleton... There is lots more to discover in this stunning book that celebrates island life, achievements and diversity.

"Volcanoes, rainforests, Komodo dragons, prison colonies and more!"--Cover.

What is an island? -- How are islands made? -- Islands in peril -- Galapagos -- Animals take over -- Madagascar & Sumatra -- Reclaimed by nature -- Cuba -- Prison islands -- Philippines -- Island peoples -- Hong Kon -- River islands -- World map -- Artificial islands -- Sri Lanka -- The British Isles -- Svalbard & Azores -- Mystery islands -- Socotra -- Vanishing islands -- Lucayan Archipelago -- Geological wonders -- Venice -- Faroe Islands -- Jiangxin Park Island.

Includes bibliographical references (page 59) and index.

'Discover over 100 of the planet's most magical islands - their wildlife, history, diversity, people, cultures, treasures, and more - in this beautifully illustrated book. From islands that have been taken over by animals to disappearing islands, islands made of shells, artificial islands, and even islands that were once prison colonies, this book takes you on an exciting tour of some of the smallest land masses in the world. Join author Sabrina Weiss and illustrator Kerry Hyndman in this fact-filled celebration of some of the most Amazing Islands on Earth!"--Amazon.com.

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