I know all about Iceland: Understanding a land of fire and ice - Softcover

Jany, Frederick

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798264606120

Publisher: Independently published, 2025

Synopsis

Give your child a clear and captivating journey to the heart of a land of fire, ice, and human ingenuity. 🇮🇸

Have you ever wondered:

• Why two tectonic plates are drifting apart beneath our feet there
• How a fissure eruption forms and why some become explosive
• Where the Northern Lights come from and what their color palette reveals
• How a glacier advances, retreats, and carves out U-shaped valleys and fjords
• What the Althing is and why it is considered one of the oldest parliaments
• How the local language has retained þ and ð while naming the modern world
• Why fishing works with quotas and how stocks are protected
• How geothermal energy heats entire cities in the middle of the subpolar winter
• How seismology, GPS, and satellites monitor volcanoes and faults
• What “circular economy” means in an island country with limited resources

Why choose this book for your child:

• Reliable and clear: rigorous explanations, simple definitions, concrete examples for understanding without getting lost.
• Suitable for ages 12–17: engaging tone, short chapters, clear guidelines for reviewing and preparing presentations or oral exams.
• Cross-disciplinary and comprehensive: geology, history, society, science, energy, environment: a 360° view.
• Critical thinking encouraged: observation methods, mini-protocols, and guided questions to learn how to “read” a landscape.
• Rooted in reality: verifiable facts, case studies, and vocabulary explained step by step to build a solid foundation.
• Quiz included: a final questionnaire to test knowledge and consolidate memorization in a fun way.
• Practical for everyday use: summaries at the end of each chapter, thematic index, and concrete advice for further study.
• Motivating: lively writing that stimulates curiosity, independence, and the joy of learning.
• Responsible: focus on useful actions, resilience in the face of natural risks, and the circular economy.
• Black and white illustrations: the book includes a dozen inspiring black and white illustrations to reinforce ideas.

“I know all about Iceland” becomes your young reader's compass: understanding an exceptional territory, developing simple methods of investigation, and gaining confidence in their ability to observe, question, and explain the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798264606120
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Deville Anaïs
• Number of pages: 142
• Editor: Je Sais Tout