Surtsey is a virgin island classified in UNESCO. An open -air laboratory, which was created in the 1960s. Only a few scientists have come to this island for sixty years. And they are only entitled to go there only four times a year. Somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, in the south of Iceland, STRETEY is a nature reserve where researchers from all countries can observe life there is little by little, but also to preserve it. This album illustrated by Manon Diemer, takes the time to reproduce each step, each upheaval, each animal (church, seal, butterfly, etc.). The pages are gradually colored with the arrival of the vegetation.
A piece of land being born
ANDCrit in the form of a on -board book, an island was born, soberly recounts the birth of this island. The dates and data concerning the colonization of this volcanic land are based on descriptions and observations collected by the authors. “” 7:30 am the sea, dark smoke rises. An underwater volcano woke up. The illustrations take an entire page and are always legendary. The reader, spectator, has all the time to contemplate this piece of land being born and develop little by little. The book thus offers a magnificent way to discover the strength of life at work. “” First visitors 15 days after the birth of the island! Between two explosive eruptions, seagulls come to put their legs on the hot rock. And as this story really existed, this book is an instructive documentary. We learn, in particular, in particular that lava has flowed for a year continuously.
An island was bornby Virginie Aladjidi, Caroline Pellissier, illustrated by Manon Diemer, ed. Headhole, 40 p., 14.90 euros. From 8 years old. Find other chronicles on the blog children on the page.
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