Author : Rick Lomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781492390633
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (96 download)
Book Synopsis The Volcano Book for Children, Mums, Dads and Teachers by : Rick Lomas
Download or read book The Volcano Book for Children, Mums, Dads and Teachers written by Rick Lomas and published by . This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Volcano Book for Children, Mums, Dads and Teachers is written for children who are fascinated by volcanoes. At the same time adults will also enjoy learning about volcanoes. The book tells you where you can go and see some volcanoes and which ones are the most deadly. Rick Lomas wrote this book because his eldest daughter Madeline kept asking him questions about volcanoes. Rick says: "When Madeline was about 7 years old she was quite shocked when she realised we had taken her on holiday to Lanzarote when she was just one year old. Madeline always liked to call Lanzarote, 'Volcano Island'. Even when she was quite little she would want to know how dangerous volcanoes were and where to go and see some. I guess when her younger sister Rosalie gets a little bit bigger she will be asking me similar questions too!" So this book is for children and for their parents too. Teachers will find this useful too. It is not too complicated, but at the same time no important points have been skipped over. It is almost impossible to talk about volcanoes without knowing what a pyroclastic flow or a lahar is, so that is all explained in here. The book concludes with a 'Volcano Dictionary' which explains all the technical terms that you might come across when learning about volcanoes. Rick was temptied to make this book a light hearted and fun book, but the truth is that volcanoes have killed thousands and thousands of people since the earth began. The Lake Toba eruption nearly wiped humans off the planet completely! Although the danger of death by volcano is fairly low these days, it is good to know what has happened in the past and what could happen in the future. The unknown is what makes volcanoes so exciting. Hopefully you will have fun reading this and learn something at the same time. The book is aimed to be as entertaining and informative as it possibly can be whilst still being accurate and packed with good information. Here are some the topics covered: What is a Volcano? Magma Chambers What are Tectonic Plates? What is a Caldera? Active Volcanoes Dormant Volcanoes Extinct Volcanoes The Ring of Fire Are volcanos dangerous Lava Flow Pyroclastic Flow Lahars Poisonous Gases Volcanic Ash Different types of volcano Different Types of Volcanic Eruptions The nice things about volcanoes The top 10 volcanoes to go and see 1) Stromboli, Italy 2) Kilauea, Hawaii 3) Etna, Sicily, Italy 4) Teide, Tenerife, Spain 5) Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand 6) Mount Fuji, Japan 7) Cotopaxi, Ecuador 8) Sierra Negra, Galapagos 9) Yellowstone Supervolcano, Wyoming, USA 10) Montserrat, West Indies The top 10 most deadly volcanoes ever 1) Mount Pelée, Martinique 2) Krakatoa, Indonesia 3) Mount Tambora, Indonesia 4) Mount Vesuvius 5) Mount Unzen, Japan 6) Nevado del Ruiz, Columbia 7) Laki and Grimsvötn, Iceland 8) Santorini, Greece 9) Huaynaputina, Peru 10) Lake Toba, Indonesia Find out more about volcanoes Volcano Dictionary The book is most suitable for children age 8 onwards. There is no upper age limit as the book encourages the reader to find out more about volcanoes themselves.
