Life on Surtsey: Iceland's Upstart Island
by Loree Griffin Burns • Part of the Scientists in the Field Series
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- Grade
- 3-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2017
Word Count 14,270
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1090L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.2
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 191983, 2 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Iceland
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Surtsey
- Island ecology--Iceland--Surtsey--Juvenile literature
- Surtsey (Iceland)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
- Island ecology
- Surtsey (Iceland)--Juvenile literature
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | Europe
- Lists With This Book
- Global Science, Math & History Grade 4-5
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Loree Griffin Burns about Life on Surtsey
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Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 2
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Awards & Distinctions 4
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2018
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Science Selection, 2018
Orbis Pictus Award, 2000-2024
Commended, 2018
SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2023
Selection, 2017
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