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Volcanoes
Contributor(s): Branley, Franklyn M. (Author), Lloyd, Megan (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0064451895     ISBN-13: 9780064451895
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2008
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Annotation: Volcanoes are one of nature's great wonders. For years they can stand dormant, but once active they can erupt in tremendous explosions of power. Some eruptions are so big, they change the earth's climate. Luckily, geologists can now approximate when an eruption will occur. What are the causes of an eruption and what are the warning signs? Read and find out!
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Earthquakes & Volcanoes
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Readers - Beginner
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Rocks & Minerals
Dewey: 551.21
LCCN: 2006000465
Lexile Measure: 880
Series: Let's-Read-And-Find-Out Science: Stage 2 (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.18" H x 9.1" W x 7.88" (0.36 lbs) 40 pages
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 13830
Reading Level: 3.8   Interest Level: Lower Grades   Point Value: 0.5
 
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Publisher Description:

Read and find out about volcanoes in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

Volcanoes are one of nature's great wonders. For years, they can stand dormant, but once active, they can erupt in tremendous explosions of power.

Marc Simont's fascinating illustrations and colorful maps denoting volcano locations around the world are beautifully paired with Franklyn Branley's clear, simple text.

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

    hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

    Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.


Contributor Bio(s): Branley, Franklyn M.: -

Franklyn M. Branley was the originator of the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series and the author of close to 150 popular books about scientific topics for young readers of all ages. He was Astronomer Emeritus and former Chairman of the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium.

Lloyd, Megan: -

Megan Lloyd has illustrated more than forty books for children, including The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams, Thanksgiving at the Tappletons' by Eileen Spinelli, and The Mixed-Up Rooster by Pamela Duncan Edwards. She lives with her husband on a farm in Pennsylvania, where she raises sheep, chickens, and cows. Some of the rabbits from her vegetable garden have even been kind enough to allow Ms. Lloyd to sketch them as models for this book.