What is it like to live on an island? By focusing on a child's experience of living on an island, this book explores life through topics such as going to school, getting supplies, and transport, as well as information on history, geography, wildlife, festivals, and local traditions.
I These people in the Philippines are leaving their homes because oil Flooding
caused by a typhoon. .,._: ' .1.:--~' ' --= r . I-P' Serious storms The Philippines is a
group of more than 7,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean in South East Asia. The
islands lie right in the path of fierce tropical storms, called typhoons. Each year,
between May and November, the storms batter the islands, causing flooding and
mudslides. Because the islands are far out in the ocean, they are not protected
from the ...
