Product Description: Kids are sure to say ""Wow! That's awesome!"" while reading these fun, informative fact books about some of the world's most intriguing and mysterious places. Kids will learn about the lava, Pompeii, and even underwater volcanoes! Parents and educators will love how engaged students are in these books, while kids will be too involved in the amazing facts and photographs to realize they are learning! With a cover designed to grab a childs attention (including foil, spot UV, and embossing), and an immediately engaging interior filled with varying text lengths and density, diverse illustrations, dynamic layouts, and the most current information laid out in a captivating format, young readers will come back to this book again and again, building their science knowledge base as well as vocabulary...read more

Product Description: Life on Earth is never boring. What actually happens when Earth unleashes its fury? This title gives you an up-close look at the power of our planet. With well-researched, clearly written informational text, primary sources with accompanying questions, charts, graphs, diagrams, timelines, and maps, multiple prompts, and more, youll know all you need to know about volcanoes! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards...read more

Product Description: Volcanoes are a scary, catastrophic phenomenon that creates mass destruction as far as its deadly lava can reach, right? Not quite . . .Elizabeth Rusch explores volcanoes in their entirety, explaining how they’re not all as bad as they’re made out to be...read more

Product Description: Vesuvius, Krakatau, Kilauea, Nevado del Ruiz, Mount St. Helens, and other volcanoes have struck fear and wonder in the hearts of human beings for millennia. This fascinating topic is sure to capture the attention of all readers. The difference between cinder cones and shield volcanoes, how volcanoes cause mudslides called lahars, and much more is discovered through accessible text...read more

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Product Description: Presents information about volcanoes, discussing what causes them and describing the destructive impact of some of the most famous volcanic eruptions of the past.Title: VolcanoesAuthor: Hamilton, S. L.Publisher: Abdo GroupPublication Date: 2012/01/01Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 201102967...read more

Product Description: With a violent explosion, a volcano erupts, endangering all life within miles. Ash clouds the sky and red-hot lava slides across the ground. From Mount Vesuvius to the Ring of Fire, brave the fiery landscape and learn about the worst volcanoes in history.

Product Description: Introduces volcanoes, describing what causes them, their different types, and what happens during an eruption, along with a case study of Mount Saint Helens in Washington state which erupted in March, 1980.Title: VolcanoesAuthor: Baltzer, RochellePublisher: Abdo GroupPublication Date: 2011/08/01Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 201101314...read more

Product Description: Don t wait for a trip to the thermal pools of Iceland or the black beaches of Hawaii to discover what s so hot about volcanoes. Warm up with a copy of What s So Hot About Volcanoes. Lively discussionsintroduce readers of all ages to the creative power of volcanoes, explaining the reasons behind where they form, what they look like, and when they explode...read more

Product Description: Volcanoes are many different shapes and sizes. They can be dormant or active. Students will learn about the different kinds of volcanoes and discover what makes a volcano erupt.

Product Description: Mysterious and powerful, volcanoes remind us that nature is in charge. We watch in awe as they erupt with fiery rivers of lava or with explosions that bury whole towns in ash. Volcanoes literally turn the earth inside out, bringing hot molten rock from deep inside the earth to the surface...read more

Product Description: Retells the stories of natural disasters through eyewitness accounts

Product Description: This book looks at volcanoes and some of the major volcanic eruptions of the past.

Product Description: All around us our planet is changing, its physical features moulded and shaped by powerful natural forces. Some changes are sudden, dramatic and disastrous; others take place almost imperceptibly over thousands of years. This series of books takes a comprehensive look at the processes that constantly remake our Earth...read more

Product Description: Describes volcanoes, how they form, and the damage they cause--in both English and Spanish

Product Description: Few natural events are as formidable and fascinating as an erupting volcano. Volcanoes are reminders of the constant processes taking place below the surface of Earth. While readers may have heard of the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius and Mount St...read more

Product Description: Explores land features and earthforms, combining solid geographical information with a discussion on human, plant and animal adaptation to different environments. It looks at what the landforms are, how they came about, and how they have changes over time. Ages 7-12.

Text and photographs decribe volcanoes and their eruptions.