Reefs and Volcanoes: How Earth's Atolls Formed

By Kathleen A Klatte

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725301628
• ISBN13: 9781725301627
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 6