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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Uncover the Earth's inner secrets as you explore the world's most magnificent volcanoes and earthquakes like never before. Become an eyewitness to the world's most explosive volcanoes and powerful earthquakes with this picture-led guide that will take you on a visual tour of the hotspots of the world. Explore everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces - from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna...
3) Volcano
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains how and why volcanoes erupt, discusses the effects of volcano eruptions, and looks at examples of some of history's most significant volcano disasters.
5) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Explains the different types of volcanoes, where they are located, what causes them to erupt, and how people protect themselves from an eruption.
Author
Series
I survived volume 14
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them.
7) Volcanoes
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the science behind volcanoes, including where and why volcanoes happen and how to stay safe when the mountain spews fire. Includes activity, glossary, and index"--
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
With fascinating experiments, models, and demonstrations, this scientific survey provides a vivid exploration of natural phenomena. Ideal for budding earth scientists, this in-depth resource demonstrates how to build a seismograph to record a simulated earthquake, compare pressure waves and shear waves the two types of ground shocks with a Slinky, and replicate a tsunamis destructive effect on a coastline built in a bathtub. The chapters answer questions...
Author
Series
Quick response research report volume 121
Pub. Date
[1999]
Description
In the eyes of Montserratians, the dome collapse was considered as a volcanic event but not a disastrous event.
10) Ashen Winter
Author
Series
Ashfall trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 17
Formats
Description
More than six months after the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, Alex and Darla retrace their steps to Iowa hoping to find Alex's parents and bring them to the tenuous safety of Illinois, but the journey is ever more perilous as the remaining communities fight to the death for food and power.
11) Volcano
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Learn about the forces inside the Earth that cause volcanoes to erupt and earthquakes to shake the landscape.
12) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Text and pictures describe many aspect of volcanoes including eruptions, lava rivers, ash clouds, steaming springs, and more.
13) Volcano rising
Author
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Discusses volcanoes, describing what happens when they erupt, and highlighting eruptions throughout history.
14) The presence
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Formats
Description
It's an offer anthropologist Katharine Sundquist cannot refuse - a chance to study the unusual skeletal remains unearthed on the volcanic flanks of Haleakala, Maui. But for her 16-year-old son, Michael, the move is the last thing he needs while he struggles with the pain of his father's death. And here, masked by the deceptive beauty of the rainforest, a terrible danger waits...
15) Volcanoes!
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Describes how a volcano is formed, the different types of volcanoes, where the most active volcanoes are found, and what happens when a volcano erupts.
Author
Series
Ranger in time volume 5
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, has landed in Viking age Iceland, where he meets a girl named Helga, who seems perfectly able to take care of herself--until an erupting volcano and an early arriving baby forces Ranger and Helga to journey through the ash and smoke to find her father and bring him home.
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Description
"Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment...
18) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 4
Description
Explains how and why volcanoes form, the types of volcanoes, the destruction they cause and how modern technology is unlocking the secrets of volcanoes.
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Description
Contains over one thousand alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the history, characteristics, and causes of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions around the world, with essays on environmental issues, organizations, and notable people in seismology. Includes maps, diagrams, tables, schematics, and graphs.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"This title will take readers throughout the beautiful Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park on Hawaii Island. Readers will learn the park's size, and the important plants, animals, and natural features that make it unique"--Provided by publisher.