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Surtsey The Newest Place on Earth

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By Kathryn Lasky
Publisher StarWalk Kids Media
Surtsey The Newest Place on Earth
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Early on a November morning in 1963, off the coast of Iceland, a volcanic eruption was taking place deep under the ocean. On the surface, the crew of a nearby fishing boat were noticing some strange things a sulfurous aroma in the air and the ocean swirling around the boat. Then, just before dawn, the volcanic eruption that had been increasing in intensity under the sea broke the surface and spewed lava miles in the air, just four miles from their fishing boat. By the next morning, something even more incredible had occurred. The cinder cone of the volcano had broken the surface of the water a new island had been born. It was the newest place on Earth. The story of the birth of this island is powerfully told by Newbery Honorwinning author Kathryn Lasky. Christopher G. Knights dramatic photographs take the reader to the newest place on Earth Surtsey island.

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7008 words7,008 words
64 pages64 pages
Lexile 1100LLexile 1100L
Published 2012Published 2012

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Hear it inorganic Hear it formidable Hear it derive Hear it tephra Hear it slant Hear it sandwort Hear it colonize Hear it spurt Hear it hospitable Hear it crowberry Hear it precision Hear it fringe Hear it migratory Hear it cease Hear it tubelike Hear it cauliflower Hear it rambunctious Hear it germinate Hear it conductive Hear it mudflow Hear it serpent Hear it cinder Hear it warlike Hear it rename Hear it ignite Hear it geologic Hear it illuminate Hear it groundsel Hear it entrap Hear it dispersal Hear it fulmar Hear it simmer Hear it immense Hear it basaltic Hear it turmoil Hear it excrete Hear it synthesize Hear it desolate Hear it recognizable Hear it primordial Hear it sulfurous Hear it pumice Hear it bodybuilder Hear it cascade Hear it gale Hear it fissure Hear it immersion Hear it tremor Hear it uncontrolled Hear it vascular Hear it forceful Hear it terrestrial Hear it evident Hear it sanctuary Hear it spew Hear it buoyant Hear it southernmost Hear it intrepid Hear it spongy Hear it waxy Hear it insulated Hear it elegant Hear it lengthwise Hear it watertight Hear it sheer Hear it alight Hear it seam Hear it grappling Hear it silt Hear it coverlet Hear it glimmering Hear it foothold Hear it outpost Hear it exceptional Hear it saga Hear it precarious Hear it sodden Hear it dwelling Hear it licorice Hear it niche Hear it whirlpool Hear it rift Hear it foremost Hear it rime Hear it lightweight Hear it secondary
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Hear it inorganic Hear it formidable Hear it derive Hear it tephra Hear it sandwort Hear it colonize Hear it hospitable Hear it crowberry Hear it fringe Hear it tubelike Hear it rambunctious Hear it germinate Hear it begot Hear it conductive Hear it mudflow Hear it cinder Hear it warlike Hear it geologic Hear it groundsel Hear it entrap Hear it dispersal Hear it fulmar Hear it simmer Hear it basaltic Hear it turmoil Hear it excrete Hear it desolate Hear it primordial Hear it sulfurous Hear it bodybuilder Hear it upstart Hear it fissure Hear it immersion Hear it firmament Hear it uncontrolled Hear it tumultuous Hear it terrestrial Hear it synthesis Hear it evident Hear it buoyant Hear it intrepid Hear it alight Hear it grappling Hear it coverlet Hear it outpost Hear it saga Hear it precarious Hear it sodden Hear it niche Hear it rime
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9781623342999

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