1900
First Published
3.44
Average Rating
64
Number of Pages
A photographic essay records the short geological and ecological history of Surtsey Island (created by an eruption of a submarine volcano near Iceland in 1963), which offered scientists an opportunity to see what the world was like when life first began.
Avg Rating
3.44
Number of Ratings
27
5 STARS
15%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
41%
2 STARS
4%
1 STARS
7%
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Author
Kathryn Lasky
Author · 128 books
Kathryn Lasky is the American author of many critically acclaimed books, including several Dear America books, several Royal Diaries books, 1984 Newbery Honor winning Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. She was born June 24, 1944, and grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is married to Christopher Knight, with whom she lives in Massachusetts. Book 15, The War of the Ember, is currently the last book in the Ga'Hoole series. The Rise of a Legend is the 16th book but is a prequel to the series. Lasky has also written Guide Book To The Great Tree and Lost Tales Of Ga'Hoole which are companion books.
