| ISBN |
9780716699422 (hardback) |
| Name |
Oxlade, Chris illustrator. |
| Title |
Volcanoes / writer, Chris Oxlade ; illustrator, Stefan Chabluk. |
| Edition |
3rd edition. |
| Published |
Chicago, IL : World Book, [2018] |
| ©2018 |
| Description |
55 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What is a volcano? -- Where do volcanoes occur? -- Mount Saint Helens -- Studying volcanoes -- Magma -- Volcanic hazards -- Pyroclasts -- Ash and eruption columns -- Paricutin -- El Chichon -- Mount Pinatubo -- Iceland 2010 -- Chile 2011 -- Pyroclastic flows -- Vesuvius -- Mount Pele -- Lahars, landslides, and floods -- The armero lahar -- Giant eruptions -- Yellowstone volcano observatory -- Krakatau -- Mount Tambora -- Rescue and aid -- Fighting against volcanoes : Heimaey. |
| Summary |
"A discussion of volcanoes, describing their characteristics, formation, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant volcanic events from history" |
| Target audience note |
Age 5-11. |
| Subjects |
Volcanoes -- Juvenile literature |
| Natural disasters -- Juvenile literature |
| Other Names |
Chabluk, Stefan illustrator. |
| Series |
World Book's library of natural disasters |
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