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Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island
Contributor(s): Griffin Burns, Loree (Author)

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ISBN: 054468723X     ISBN-13: 9780544687233
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $16.14  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Europe
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc.
Dewey: 577.520
LCCN: 2016042892
Age Level: 9-13
Grade Level: 4-8
Lexile Measure: 1090(Not Available)
Series: Scientists in the Field (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.2" W x 9.1" L (1.36 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Scandinavian
- Sex & Gender - Boy's Interest
- Sex & Gender - Girl's Interest
- Topical - Boy's Interest
- Topical - Girl's Interest
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2017 pg. 73
School Library Journal 12/01/2017 pg. 122
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2017
Booklist 12/01/2017 pg. 46
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2018 pg. 97
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2018 pg. 193 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 191983
Reading Level: 7.2   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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Publisher Description:
On November 14, 1963, a volcano fifteen miles off the shore of Iceland exploded under the sea, resulting in a brand-new island. Scientists immediately recognized Surtsey for what it was: an opportunity to observe the way life takes hold.

Loree Griffin Burns follows entomologist Erling lafsson on a five-day trip to Surtsey, where since 1970 he has studied the arrival and survival of insects and other species. Readers see how demanding conditions on Surtsey can be, what it's like to eat and work while making the smallest impact possible, and the passion driving these remarkable scientists in one of the world's most unique fields ever


Contributor Bio(s): Griffin Burns, Loree: -

LOREE GRIFFIN BURNS, Ph.D., did her doctoral at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The author of Beetle Busters, Tracking Trash, and The Hive Detectives, she is an award-winning writer whose books for young people have won many accolades, including ALA Notable designations, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book Award, an IRA Children's Book Award, a Green Earth Book Award and two Science Books & Films (SB&F) Prizes.

Loree holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and her books draw heavily on both her passion for science and nature and her experiences as a working scientist. She lives with her husband and their three kids in a farmhouse in central New England, where she gardens, keeps chickens, and writes about science and scientists. She likes to think that one day she'll fill the big old barn on their property with horses.

Learn more about Loree at loreegriffinburns.com and follow her on Twitter @loreegburns.


 
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