All About Volcanoes (A True Book: Natural Disasters)

by Libby Romero

Overview

Conditions on Earth are becoming more and more extreme and kids want to learn about it!

Is it true that, at any given time, about 20 volcanoes are erupting somewhere on Earth? Yes! Sometimes volcanoes erupt with a big, dangerous bang. Other times they spit out lava so slowly that you could walk faster than it flows.

INSIDE, YOU´LL FIND:

• How volcanoes form, when they erupt, and an account of the most devastating ones in recent history;

• A hands-on activity, a timeline, photos, diagrams—and how scientists are studying volcanoes and their impact on our planet;

• Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you!

This new set in the ongoing A TRUE BOOK series will answer all of kids' questions about nature's most dangerous and destructive disasters! With an engaging layout, and spectacular photos, illustrations, diagrams and infographics, the past, present and future of extreme phenomenon happening on Earth will be explained. Readers will discover causes and consequences, as well as the cutting-edge science developed through the centuries to forecast them. First-hand accounts will bring science to life, and a special section will teach kids how to prepare for these extreme events.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338769708
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	11/02/2021
Series:	A True Book (Relaunch)
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	18 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Libby Romero was a journalist and teacher before becoming an author. She studied agricultural journalism at the University of Missouri-Columbia (B.S. and B.J.) and received her M.Ed. from Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. As a child, she read nearly every nonfiction book in her school’s library. Now she’s added dozens of new books to the shelves. She lives in Virginia with her husband and two sons.

Table of Contents

A Huge Eruption 6

1 Understanding Volcanoes

Where and how do volcanoes form? 9

2 Inside a Volcano

What happens when volcanoes erupt? 17

3 Types of Volcanoes

What are the different types of Volcanoes and how do they form? 23

Types of Lava

Why does lava flow and cool in different ways? 28

4 Famous Volcanoes

What are some of the most interesting volcanoes you should know about? 31

5 The Impact of Volcanoes

How do volcanoes help Earth and its people? 37

Think Like a Scientist 40

Activity: Test Lava Thickness 42

True Statistics 44

Resources 45

Glossary 46

Index 47

About the Author 48