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The author offers this volume as a companion to “The ocean and its mysteries.” It explains in a non-technical manner how islands are formed, how they resemble or differ from one another, how they become covered with vegetation, and are inhabited by animal life and many other puzzling and interesting features of islands and insular life. Imaginary trips to imaginary islands of various types hold the young reader’s attention. Contents: The romance of islands; Islands and islands; Volcanic islands; Coral islands and other islands; Island life; Island vegetation; A ramble on a lake island; An island in the sea; Exploring an island in a tropical river; A visit to an island in tropical seas; The island of salt; The island of pearls; When people dwell in a volcano; Islands of the frozen seas. There are illustrations.
“The story is an extremely fascinating one and although designed undoubtedly for the reading of adults, cannot fail to be both interesting and instructive to boys and girls in their teens, whose minds are beginning to expand and to reason and inquire into the causes of things.”
+ Boston Transcript p1 D 11 ’20 330w
“Always he retains a human viewpoint, so that his book reflects the wonder and mystery of life instead of degenerating into a mere scientific treatise.”
+ N Y Evening Post p14 Ja 8 ’21 480w + R of Rs 63:112 Ja ’21 80w
“Although the style, which smacks somewhat of the elementary geography, grows a bit monotonous at times, he leaves one wishing for more.”
+ Springf’d Republican p10 Ja 28 ’21 200w
VESTAL, SAMUEL CURTIS. Maintenance of peace. *$5 (2c) Putnam 341