birth of an island Author:millicent e selsam A great crack opens in a volcano under the sea. There is an explosion of hot lave and burning ashes. The lava piles higher and higher. — Slowly, an island rises up in the sea. — There is no life on this island. Yet, years later it is green with growing plants and teeming with living creatures. — Here is the wonderful story of the birth of an island... more ». It is also the story of how plant and animal life come to any island in the world.« less