Witness to Disaster: Volcanoes

Name: Witness to Disaster: Volcanoes
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ISBN: 9780792253778

ISBN-10: 0792253779

ISBN-13: 9780792253778

Edition: 2007

Authors: Judith Bloom Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin, U. S. National Geographic Society Staff

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Your world is about to change forever. Beneath your feet, a molten hell brews-and its boiling fury can no longer be contained within the Earth's thin crust. A farmer's field in Mexico is about to become the birthplace of the 2,000-foot high volcano known as Paracutin.Volcanoesbrings you the shocking first-person reports of those who have witnessed the violent rage of a volcanic eruption. Why do volcanoes erupt? What strange, changed landscapes do they leave behind? How can scientists predict future volcanic activity? And where were the deadliest eruptions in history? Students will find all the answers in detailed chapters on the science and history of nature's most primordial phenomena.…

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List price: $26.90
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 8/28/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 48
Size: 9.38" wide x 10.25" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Judith Bloom Fradin has collaborated with Dennis Brindell Fradin on several award-winning books for young readers, includinng Fight On! Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration, selected as one of 2004's Best Books for Young Adults among other honors. The Fradins live in Evanston, Illinois

Dennis Brindell Fradin is the author of many books for young readers, including the well-received SAMUEL ADAMS: THE FATHER OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE and, with coauthor and wife Judith Bloom Fradin, IDA B. WELLS: MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.




"A Sight Few Other Humans Had Seen": A Volcano's Birth



"The World's Biggest Firecrackers": The Science of Volcanology



"Dear God, Help Me Breathe": Famous Eruptions



"Shapers of Our Planet"



"Ring of Fire": Predicting Eruptions


Glossary


Further Reading and Research


Bibliography and Interviews


Acknowlegments


Index