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4) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Smithsonian
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Provides a close-up look at the four major types of volcanoes, explains how and where they first emerged, and furnishes a wealth of fascinating facts about these natural wonders.
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Learn all about Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, including how it was formed, which wildlife can be found there today, and how it is affected by environmental issues."--Provided by publisher.
6) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Describes what volcanoes are, what causes them to erupt, and their effect on the landscape.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Kids will burst with excitement as they learn all about the science and wonder of volcanoes in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. Plus, the book includes 100 fun facts for quick and quirky information on all kinds of volcanoes, all around the world--and even some that are out of this world!
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 660
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Volcanoes are some of the most dramatic expressions of the powerful tectonic forces at work in the Earth beneath our feet. But volcanism, a profoundly important feature of Earth, and indeed of other planets and moons too, encompasses much more than just volcanoes themselves. On a planetary scale, volcanism is an indispensable heat release mechanism, which on Earth allows the conditions for life. It releases gases into the atmosphere and produces enormous...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"An exhilarating, time-traveling journey to the solar system's strangest and most awe-inspiring volcanoes. Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon, and can even tip entire planets over. Despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes are inseparable from the creation of...
15) Los volcanes
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
Español
Description
Piedra caliente fundida desde el centro de nuestro planeta es forzada a viajar por las grietas en la corteza de la Tierra hasta explotar, violenta e inesperadamente, en una erupción que puede durar meses y a veces años. Únete a la aventura para aprender más acerca de los volcanes, uno de los fenómenos más espectaculares de la naturaleza.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
Earthqukes and volcanoes explains what triggers earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, decribes where on Earth they are most likely to occur, tells how they happen and explains how examining disasters of the past can make people safer in the future.
17) Hill of fire
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c1971.
Language
English
Description
Every day is the same for Pablo's father. Then one afternoon the ground growls, hisses smoke, and swallows up his plow. A volcano is erupting in the middle of his cornfield!
18) Dante's peak
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
A long-dormant volcano erupts, threatening the residents of a small town.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Fire and Ice is an exploration of the Solar System's volcanoes, from the highest peaks of Mars to the intensely inhospitable surface of Venus and the red-hot summits of Io, to the coldest, seemingly dormant icy carapaces of Enceladus and Europa, an unusual look at how these cosmic features are made, and whether such active planetary systems might host life.
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