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Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 135 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The Real Story from History, looks at one of the world's most devastating natural disasters and projects what would happen if Mt. Vesuvius erupted again today. Many scientists believe we are playing with fire and that Vesuvius will erupt soon, and question how the now three million residents could escape. In 79 AD Vesuvius exploded, burying the city of Pompeii and other Roman towns along the Bay of Naples beneath layers of ash and pumice, killing...
83) Restless earth
Publisher
The Society
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
84) Ashen winter
Author
Series
Ashfall trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Tanglewood
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
More than six months after the eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano, Alex and Darla retrace their steps to Iowa hoping to find Alex's parents and bring them to the tenuous safety of Illinois, but the journey is ever more perilous as the remaining communities fight to the death for food and power.
85) Pompeii: a novel
Author
Language
English
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Description
BESTSELLER - "Terrific... gripping... A literally shattering climax." — The New York Times Book Review
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii.
But the carefree...
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii.
But the carefree...
Author
Series
Dragon kingdom of Wrenly volume 5
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Little Simon edition.
Physical Desc
139 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The island of Crestwood's largest volcano erupts and sends Cinder, Groth, and Roke to the palace to stay with Ruskin until it is safe to return, but after the spectacular explosions are finished danger continues to follow the dragons.
87) Plate tectonics
Author
Series
Publisher
Kidhaven Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how continents move, how mountains are formed, volcanoes, and what occurs during an earthquake.
88) Plate tectonics
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Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
1998.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.
89) Fault lines & tectonic plates: discover what happens when the earth's crust moves, with 25 projects
Author
Publisher
Nomad Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
v, 122 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn about earthquakes and volcanoes and how the earth's surface is always changing.
92) The big boom!
Series
Publisher
Little Mammoth Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Travel to Hawaii and visit active volcanoes. Watch an expert demolition team implode a 22-story building! Watch supersonic jets fly faster than the speed of sound!
93) Skyfire
Publisher
Screen Media
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A young scientist invents a cutting-edge volcanic warning system and returns to the tropical island where her mother tragically died, hoping she can prevent future deaths. The island is now home to the world's only volcano theme park and resort, the brainchild of its reckless owner Jack. Chaos soon erupts when the once dormant volcano starts to rumble. It's a battle with nature to get off the island while fiery death and destruction rains down from...
94) Fire maiden
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper Trophy
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
248, 10 pages : map ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a volcano erupts and leaves Darby and Hoku stranded during a camping trip, Darby must think quickly to save them both and prevent the untrained mustang from returning to the wild.
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know coral reefs--some of the most colorful and lively places on Earth--and volcanoes--some of the most fiery and dangerous places--have a very interesting connection? An atoll is a coral island surrounding a lagoon. Atolls are formed when a reef grows around a sinking volcanic island. This book explores the relationship between volcanoes and reefs and the "life" cycle of a volcanic island. Full-color photographs provide readers with connections...
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Geological change is rarely as dramatic and stunning than it is in the Hawaiian Islands. Beginning millions of years ago, volcanoes burst from the ocean to create the islands. Today, lava flows and landslides continue to reshape the land and sea. Readers will learn about the volcanic hot spot and shifting tectonic plates that created the chain of tropical islands. Vivid images, including photographs of recent eruptions of the Kilauea volcano, will...
Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
The almighty explosion that destroyed the volcano island of Krakatoa was followed by an immense tsunami that killed more than thirty thousand people. The effects of the waves were felt as far away as France, and bodies were washed up in Zanzibar. Today, one hundred and twenty-five years after the volcano erupted in one of the greatest catastrophes the world has ever know, the name Krakatoa is still synonymous with disaster. In this illustrated account...
Author
Language
English
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Description
For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings in Mount St. Helens, part of the chain of western volcanoes fueled by the 700-mile-long Cascadia fault. Still, no one was prepared when an immense eruption took the top off of the mountain and laid waste to hundreds of square miles of verdant forests in southwestern Washington State. The eruption was one of the largest in human history,...
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