Schreiber, Anne

Volcanoes! / Anne Schreiber - Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2008. - 31 pages : color illustrations, map ; 23 cm - National geographic kids science readers series .

M Mountains of fire -- Hot rocks -- Shaky plates -- An island is born -- The ring of fire -- Meet a volcano...or three -- The true story of Crater Lake -- Volcanoes rock -- Volcanic record breakers -- Hot spots -- Exploding ending -- Picture glossary.

The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of our planet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth’s crusts, exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury that can terrorize populations for months, even years. Anne Schreiber’s narrative gives readers a little of the science, a little of the history, and a lot of the action.

710
Lexile NC M
Raz-Plus

9781426302855 (trade paper : alk. paper) 9781426302879 (library : alk. paper) 9780545112765


Volcanoes--Juvenile literature.

QE521.3 / .S34 2008

551.21