The Volcano Adventure Guide

Author: Rosaly M. C. Lopes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521554534
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description
The Volcano Adventure Guide is the first book of its type. It contains vital information for anyone wishing to visit, explore, and photograph active volcanoes safely and enjoyably. Following an introduction that discusses eruption styles of different types of volcanoes, how to prepare for a volcano trip, and how to avoid volcanic dangers, the book presents guides to visiting 42 different volcanoes around the world. This section is packed full of practical information including tour itineraries, maps, transportation details, and warnings of possible non-volcanic dangers. Three appendices at the end of the book direct the reader to a wealth of further volcano resources. Aimed at non-specialist readers who wish to explore volcanoes without being foolhardy, it will fascinate amateur enthusiasts and professional volcanologists alike. The stunning colour photographs throughout the book will delight armchair travellers as well as inspire the adventurous to get out and explore volcanoes for themselves.

Volcano Adventure

Author: Willard Price
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1782950214
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description
'Fountains of fire, explosions . . . it's hell let loose.' Hal and Roger Hunt embark on an earth-shattering expedition when they join forces with world-famous volcanologist Dr Dan Adams. And as their ground-breaking research of the volatile Pacific volcanoes hots up, the brothers' mission erupts into an awesome adventure . . .

Volcano Adventure (Oxford Read and Imagine Level 4)

Author: Paul Shipton
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0194735192
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 48

Book Description
Ben and Max have been learning about volcanoes – so they go to see one! But then the volcano erupts. Hot lava is coming to the village, and Rosie's new friend Nani needs help. Ben has an idea – but how can they stop the river of fire? Read and Imagine provides great stories to read and enjoy, with language support, activities, and projects. Follow Rosie, Ben, and Grandpa on their exciting adventures . . .

Chasing Lava

Author: Wendell A. Duffield
Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing
ISBN: 9780878424627
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Volcanologists and general readers alike will enjoy author Wendell Duffield's report from Kilauea---home of Pele, the goddess of fire and volcanoes. Duffield's narrative encompasses everthing from the scientific (his discovery that the movements of cooled

Popoki's Incredible Adventure at the Volcano

Author: Diana C. Gleasner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780965118552
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Popoki, a spirited Hawaiian cat, learns that a volcano can be a dangerous place and that sometimes mysterious things happen when you're lost and trying to get home.

Into the Volcano

Author: Don Wood
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0439726719
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description
The volcano is erupting, and brothers Sumo and Duffy are trapped inside a deep lava tube--almost certain death. How did they get here? A vacation "hike" turned out to be a cutthroat search for their missing family fortune. In a wildly dangerous twist of events, the boys try to escape--but rivers of lava are blocking their exit! The remote island of Kocalaha is threatening to explode at any minute. Will the boys survive? Don Wood's rip-roaring adventure keeps readers hooked and turning the pages in this cinematic graphic novel that garnered outstanding critical acclaim. As one reviewer wrote about this book, "the American Library Association will either have to start handing Caldecott Medals over to comic books or create an entirely new award for them." Into the Volcano is a roller coaster read for all ages, by an internationally acclaimed artist who has created scores of bestselling picture books, published in more than twenty languages around the globe.

A Bear Grylls Adventure 7: The Volcano Challenge

Author: Bear Grylls
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1786960524
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description
Are you ready for some real adventure? Join Chief Scout Bear Grylls on an exploding volcano . . . Charlie loves a challenge - he's addicted to video games and an expert at figuring our how to get to the next level. But sometimes the real world can seem a bit dull. Then he finds himself on the slopes of an active volcano, with red-hot lava heading his way! There's no time to be bored with Bear as his guide out of danger . . . Each book in this fun new 12-book series from BEAR GRYLLS follows a different child on an outdoor activity camp. Once they are given a magical compass, they meet the inspirational adventurer in an amazing place and learn new skills and facts they can take with them back to their real life.

Field Trip to Volcano Island

Author: John Hare
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823452808
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description
A wordless picture book adventure takes a group of students to visit a thrilling volcanic island. Perfect for fans of Field Trip to the Moon, Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, and field trips in general! John Hare’s rich, atmospheric art invites all children to imagine themselves in the story – a story full of surprises and adorable new friends. The same students we met in Field Trip to the Moon and Field Trip to the Ocean Deep travel to a volcano island on a yellow school bus helicopter. When they get there, one student picks flowers as they hike to the top and then accidentally slips down a crater and can’t get out. The student isn’t too worried--especially when he meets a lava monster and its children who are fascinated by the flowers. But when they touch them, they burn beyond recognition so the student teaches them how to make a vase using lava from a lava pit, fills it with water from a canteen, and they all sit back to enjoy the flower arrangement until help arrives and rescues the student. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Praise for previous books by John Hare Field Trip to the Moon A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit Field Trip to the Ocean Deep A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Going to the Volcano

Author: Andy Stanton
Publisher: Hachette Children's
ISBN: 9781444933451
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Buckle up and jump on board for the funniest, most EXPLOSIVE picture book of the year - you'll want to read it again and again-o! Join two intrepid explorers as they take a train-o, jump on a plane-o, ride a Great Dane-o (down the lane-o) on their way to look at the volcano. Nothing could possibly go wrong - could it?! A hilariously anarchic rhyming story from multi-award-winning author Andy Stanton. Andy has won a string of awards for his Mr Gum books, including the Red House Children's Book Award, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book With Pictures (twice). Miguel Ordonez is the illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada, written by Jimmy Fallon, the Emmy and Grammy award-winning host of NBC's The Tonight Show.

In the Shadow of the Volcano

Author: Caryn Jenner
Publisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9781465419798
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Sections of Information on volcanoes are interspersed throughout this science fiction adventure. Discovering that a reawakened Mount Vesuvius is about to erupt, a modern volcanologist and her son warn a reluctant mayor to cancel a festival and evacuate villagers in time, in a story complemented by diary entries, recipes, and poems.