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Book

Volcanoes

Call Number

  • J 551.21 WALD (CEN)

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Publication Information

Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2008.

Physical Description

32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.

Summary

Text and photographs decribe volcanoes and their eruptions.

Contents

  • What is a volcano?
  • Volcanoes of the world
  • Active zone volcanoes
  • Inside a volcano
  • Volcano erupts!
  • Effects of eruption
  • Eruption! Mount St Helens
  • Volcanoes and wildlife
  • Living in the shadow
  • A way of life / Montserrat
  • Predicting volcanic eruptions
  • Looking to the future
  • Volcano facts.

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