TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Surrounded by Water 5 CHAPTER 2 The Birth of an Island 9 CHAPTER 3 Changing Islands 15 LANDFORMS OF THE WORLD The Galapagos Islands 20 CHAPTER 4 Island Life 23 Focus on Islands 28 Glossary 30 To Learn More 31 Index 32
CHAPTER 1 SURROUNDED BY WATER Water splashes on the sandy shore Palm trees wave in the ocean breeze The air is warm and humid The sun shines brightly on the hot sand This beach goes all the way around the island Waves brush the shores of the Solomon Islands