Eruption! : volcanoes and the science of saving lives / text by Elizabeth Rusch ; photographs by Tom Uhlman.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780547503509
- ISBN: 0547503504
- Physical Description: 76 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, [2013]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (page 75) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Sleeping giant -- Never again -- Mount Pinatubo -- To evacuate or not to evacuate? -- Volcano training camp -- How do you watch a volcano you can't see? -- Mount Merapi's next move -- The mystery of the missing ash -- What happened here? -- Living and working in the shadow of a volcano -- Volcanic vocabulary. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1000L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.9 3 158671. |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection |
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| Subject: | Volcanic eruptions > Juvenile literature. |
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Available copies
- 30 of 32 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 32 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | JUV 363.34 RUS (Text) | 37810435139471 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
