Volcano Alert!

Contributor(s): Challen, Paul (Author)

ISBN: 9780778715702

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company

$22.95

Pub Date: March 15, 2004

Dewey: 551.21

LCCN: 2004000835

Lexile Code: 1090

Features: Illustrated, Index

Target Age Group: 08 to 11

Physical Info: 0.32" H x 11.28" L x 8.74" W ( 0.88 lbs) 32 pages

BISAC Categories:

Juvenile Nonfiction | Science and Nature | Earth Sciences Earthquakes and Volcanoes | Earth Sciences Weather

Series: Disaster Alert! (Hardcover)

Accelerated Reader® Info

Quiz #:0000078664 ( Volcano Alert!)

Reading level: 7.40

Interest level: MG

Point value: 1.0

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: Some of history's greatest recorded disasters involved the spewing magma or falling ash from an erupting volcano. This book takes readers deep under the earth to the source of a volcano's power and then around the world to some of the most spectacular eruptions in history. Volcano Alert! also includes: - the dangers of lava and pyroclastic surges - a look at the scientific tools volcanologists use to predict and measure eruptions - famous volcanoes such as Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, and Mount Pinatubo

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