The cool story of volcanoes will intriguekids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of ourplanet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth's crusts,exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic furythat can terrorize populations for months, even years. AnneSchreiber's narrative gives readers a little of the science, alittle of the history, and a lot of the action. National Geographicphotography fires the imagination on dramatic spreads alive withvivid images of lava, ash, molten rock, weird rocks, and steamingseawater.

The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue
kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of our
planet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth's crusts,
exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury
that can terrorize populations for months, even years. Anne
Schreiber's narrative gives readers a little of the science, a
little of the history, and a lot of the action. National Geographic
photography fires the imagination on dramatic spreads alive with
vivid images of lava, ash, molten rock, weird rocks, and steaming
seawater.