Volcanoes around the world / Jen Green.

By:

Green, Jen

Series: Geography now! ; | Geography now!Publication details: New York : PowerKids Press, 2009.Edition: 1st edDescription: 32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cmISBN:

9781435828735

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DDC classification:

551.21 22

LOC classification:

QE521.3 .G732 2009

Contents:

What are volcanoes? -- Why do volcanoes erupt? -- Why are volcanoes dangerous? -- Volcanoes as habitats -- Are volcanoes useful? -- Can scientist predict eruptions? -- Tsunami damage -- Mudflow in the Andes -- Life returns -- Unique wildlife -- Clouds of ash -- Tourism at Pompeii -- Krakatoa 1883 -- Nevado del Ruiz, 1985 -- Mount St Helens, 1980 -- Hawaiian islands -- Mount Pinatubo, 1991 -- Vesuvius 79 AD -- The next big one?.

Summary: An introduction to volcanoes, explaining what they are, why they erupt, the dangers they pose, and how plants and animals survive in volcano habitats, and looking at volcanic eruptions around the world.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	UP Library	551.21 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		T301584

Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index.

An introduction to volcanoes, explaining what they are, why they erupt, the dangers they pose, and how plants and animals survive in volcano habitats, and looking at volcanic eruptions around the world.

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3-6 Follett School Solutions.

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