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Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 38
Language
English
Description
Discover the Earth's most explosive volcanoes and what it's like to experience an earthquake feels like in this picture-led guide to the hotspots of the world This book tells you everything you need to know about the Earth's most extraordinary natural forces - from active volcanoes, including Kilanea in Hawaii and Etna in Italy, to devastating earthquakes that have hit San Francisco and Japan. Discover how the eruption of Mount Vesuvius devastated...
Author
Language
English
Description
The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano Krakatoa.
The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly forty thousand people. Beyond...
5) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes volcanoes, how they occur, and the damage they cause.
7) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
8) Volcanoes
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of a major type of natural disaster, including descriptions of some of the most destructive; explanations of these phenomena, what causes them, and where they occur; and information about how to prepare for and survive these forces of nature. Features include an activity, glossary, list of resources, and index"--Provided by publisher.
9) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
What causes a volcano to erupt? How do scientists study volcanoes? Where have the most destructive eruptions occurred? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this media enhanced book.
10) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Watts
Pub. Date
1979
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains in simple terms different types of volcanic eruptions, the formation of volcanoes, and the theory of plate tectonics.
11) Volcano!
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., 1 col. map ; 24 x 28 cm.
Language
English
14) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
47 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the origins, causes, and destructive effects of volcanoes.
17) Volcanoes
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explains, in simple terms, the characteristics of volcanoes and describes some famous eruptions and their aftermath.
20) Volcano
Author
Series
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Illustrates four types of volcanoes, explains what causes eruptions and how lava enriches the soil. Includes an interesting description of the development of a volcano.
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