Islands around the world
By: Jen Green.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Geography now
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781435828728; 9781435829589
Subjects: Islands -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: What are islands?; title: Continental islands; title: Oceanic islands; title: Climate and wildlife; title: How do people use islands?; title: Protecting islands; title: Greenland: Arctic wilderness; title: Galapagos Islands: island evolution; title: Santorini: volcanic dangers; title: Manhattan Island: crowded city; title: New Guinea: rich resources; title: Maldives: threatened paradise; title: New Zealand: change and conservation.