What on Earth Publishing Ltd ISBN 9781912920150 £14.99
This book is a fact filled celebration of some of the most amazing islands on Earth. They have all been chosen with care by the author. There are islands from every ocean and there is also a mixture of countries that the islands belong to and a wide variety of landscapes and sizes of islands that are located in the world. Sabrina explains what islands are and how they are formed to begin with before she takes the reader on a journey covering Islands in Peril, Islands reclaimed by Nature, Prison Islands, River Islands, Artificial Islands, Mystery Islands, Vanishing Islands, Geological Wonders and Urban Islands. Interspersed among these pages on different Islands are pages of larger and more well known islands, such as Cuba, Hong Kong, The British Isles and Sri Lanka . The reader is taken to extreme landscapes and ocean worlds and learns about incredible places, people and animals. The book has a very useful Glossary and Pronunciation Guide and is beautifully illustrated. Ideal for KS2 readers, I could see it being used both as a geography resource and also for the general reader. It is also a book for homes and libraries to have on their shelves as it will not only fascinate the children but also their parents and teachers.
Paul Baker