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The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth's most dangerous volcano — Krakatoa.
The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa — the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic disaster — was followed by an immense tsunami that killed nearly
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"Become an eyewitness to the weird and wonderful ways of our world, from tsunamis to tornadoes, and discover nature's awesome potential with this Eyewitness guide. See how earthquakes, floods and hurricanes affect what lies in their path, and what measures we can use to protect ourselves from Mother Nature. Follow the journey of some of the most catastrophic disasters, and witness the rescue operations that followed. Learn, too, about the equipment...
4) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An illustrated exploration of volcanic eruptions that discusses why they occur, the damage caused by them, how they are studied, and other related topics; and includes statistics, resources, a glossary, and an index.
5) Bad magic
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Series
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Clay, a boy who no longer believes in magic, tags graffiti on his classroom wall and, as punishment, is sent to a camp for wayward kids located on a volcanic island, where eccentric campmates abound, a ghost walks among the abandoned ruins of a mansion, and a dangerous force threatens to erupt with bad magic.
8) Ashfall
Author
Series
Ashfall trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Tanglewood
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
After the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano destroys his city and its surroundings, fifteen-year-old Alex must journey from Cedar Falls, Iowa, to Illinois to find his parents and sister, trying to survive in a transformed landscape and a new society in which all the old rules of living have vanished.
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Series
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Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Briefly explains the work of volcano scientists, who study temperature changes, rocks, and other data to learn how volcanoes work and to can warn people when a volcano may erupt.
10) Ashen winter
Author
Series
Ashfall trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Tanglewood
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
More than six months after the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, Alex and Darla retrace their steps to Iowa hoping to find Alex's parents and bring them to the tenuous safety of Illinois, but the journey is ever more perilous as the remaining communities fight to the death for food and power.
11) Inside volcanoes
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Series
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the nature of volcanoes, how they are formed, what they look like, and how they are measured, in a text with ten fold-out pages.
13) Volcanoes
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Introduces volcanoes, describing how they form, why they erupt, and some of the most explosive eruptions throughout history.
14) Volcano
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Something unspeakably chilling is heating up The City of Angels. Beneath the famed La Brea Tar Pits, a raging volcano has formed, raining a storm of deadly fire bombs and an endless tide of white-hot lava upon the stunned city.
16) Eruption!
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Series
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DK Children
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes is a beautifully designed reader all about these dramatic natural features of our world. Children will love to find out how volcanoes are formed; the damage - and the good - they do; where the best places are to see an eruption; and how to build their own model volcano."
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
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