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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 60 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted in 2018, sending rivers of lava through communities and into the sea. Join scientists and local residents as they investigate this frightening spike in volcanic activity that turned an island paradise into an inferno.
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Series
Publisher
Silver Dolphin En Espanol
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
64 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.
Description
Insiders brings volcanoes & earthquakes to life, with the most up-to-date information and state-of-the-art 3-D illustrations that practically leap off every page, stimulating minds and imaginations in a whole new way.
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Description
Various historic volcanoes, and the ability to survive them. It includes the Toba volcano, from Indonesia.
"The true story of the explosion of the Mount Toba supervolcano, the largest eruption in the past 28 million years, and its lasting impact on Earth and human evolution."--
27) Scimitar SL-2
Author
Series
U.S. Navy series volume 7
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
vii, 420 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
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Formats
Description
Despite growing evidence of geothermic activity under America's first and foremost national park, it took geologists a long time to realize that there was actually a volcano beneath Yellowstone. And then, why couldn't they find the caldera or crater? Because, as an aerial photograph finally revealed, the caldera is 45 miles wide, encompassing all of Yellowstone. What will happen, in human terms, when it erupts?
Greg Breining explores the shocking...
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
320 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Description
"Fire and Ice is an exploration of the Solar System's volcanoes, from the highest peaks of Mars to the intensely inhospitable surface of Venus and the red-hot summits of Io, to the coldest, seemingly dormant icy carapaces of Enceladus and Europa, an unusual look at how these cosmic features are made, and whether such active planetary systems might host life"--
33) Sensor
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Formats
Description
"A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears, saying he's been waiting for her, and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hairlike volcanic glass fibers, and all of it shines a bright gold. At night,when the villagers perform their custom of gazing up at the starry sky, countless unidentified flying objects come raining down on them--the opening act for the terror about to occur!"--
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Series
Publisher
Bearport Pub
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 27 cm.
Description
An exploration of volcanoes that provides accounts of individuals who have survived an eruption, explains what causes them, and discusses related disaster prevention and safety procedures.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
"Kids will burst with excitement as they learn all about the science and wonder of volcanoes in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. The Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging information for fluent readers. Plus, the book includes 100 fun facts for quick and quirky information on all kinds of volcanoes, all around the world--and even some that are out of this world! The Facts Readers series bridges the gap between short, digestible...
37) Volatile Earth
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An intrepid team of volcano experts leads a daring expedition to reach the Virunga Mountains in East Africa, two of the world's most dangerous, spectacular, and least understood volcanoes. Join a team of volcanologists as they explore one of the world's most active and mysterious volcanoes in central Africa: Nyamuragira. What feeds its frequent eruptions? And what are the other hidden dangers?
38) Living volcanoes
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 53 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Every day on Earth, around 30 volcanoes violently erupt. Take a terrifying descent into the crater of one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes alive today. James Naughton narrates.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
76 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm
Description
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.
40) Volcano
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 57 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Learn about the forces inside the Earth that cause volcanoes to erupt and earthquakes to shake the landscape.
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