| Description |
61 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Series |
Eyewitness guides ; 38 |
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Eyewitness guides ; 38
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| Contents |
An unstable earth -- Fire from below -- The world on a plate -- When a mountain explodes -- Ash and dust -- Fiery rocks -- Gas and lighting -- Hot spots -- Sea floor spreading -- The great eruption of Vesuvius -- A modern Pompeii: St. Pierre -- Affecting the world's weather -- Steam vents and boiling mud -- Sleeping beauties -- Life returns to the lava -- Being a volcanologist -- Volcanoes on other planets -- When the earth moves -- Intensity and magnitude -- Waves of destruction -- Measuring earthquake waves -- Mud, flood, and avalanche -- State of emergency -- Preparing for disaster -- Anger of the gods |
| Summary |
Photographs and text explain the causes and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes and examine specific occurrences throughout history. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary |
| Analysis |
Volcanoes |
| Notes |
For 10-18 year olds -- Education Services, Wellington, N.Z |
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Includes index |
| Subject |
Earthquakes -- Juvenile literature.
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Volcanoes -- Juvenile literature.
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Earthquakes.
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Volcanoes.
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| Author |
Stevenson, James, 1952-
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| ISBN |
0863189105 |
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