http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
73 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 x 29 cm.
"In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers join scientists as they tackle something unusual in the world of ecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but one of cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey."--
Arrival -- Life -- Growth -- Survival -- Change -- Departure.
"Volcanic Islands--where science meets adventure"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
American Library Association Notable Children's Bk