| Title |
Volcanoes & earthquakes / Ken Rubin. |
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| Publication Info. |
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2007] |
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©2007 |
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| Description |
64 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm |
| Series |
Insiders.
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| Summary |
Brings volcanoes and earthquakes to life with 3-D illustrations. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Under the surface: Restless planet -- Spreading seas -- Tectonic collisions -- Hot spots -- Fire down below: Anatomy of a volcano -- Types of eruptions -- Lava and Ash -- Volcanic landscapes -- Thermal springs and geysers -- Volcanologist in the field -- On shaky ground: When the earth moves -- Earthquake preparation -- After an earthquake -- Making of a tsunami -- Seismologists in the field -- Volcanoes: Toba -- Vesuvius -- Krakatau -- Mount St. Helens -- Kilauea -- Earthquakes: Lisbon -- San Francisco -- Hebgen Lake -- Kobe -- Indian Ocean tsunami -- Worlds alive -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader MG 8.9 2 119687 |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 8.9 2 119687 |
| Subject |
Volcanoes -- Juvenile literature.
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Earthquakes -- Juvenile literature.
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| ISBN |
9781416938620 |
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1416938621 |
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