I wonder why volcanoes blow their tops and other questions about natural disasters

Rosie Greenwood

Book - 2013

Question and answer format provides scientific information on volcanoes and other phenomena.

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Published
New York : Kingfisher c2013.
Language
English
Main Author
Rosie Greenwood (-)
Edition
1st ed
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm
ISBN
9780753469651
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  • What is ball lightning?
  • Why do forests catch on fire?
  • Who bombs fires?
  • How can you fight fire with fire?
  • When does a wind become a gale?
  • Why are blizzards dangerous?
  • Why did we shoot at clouds?
  • How much damage can a hurricane do?
  • Where is a hurricane's eye?
  • What do hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones have in common?
  • What wind can sink a ship?
  • How do sailors know a storm is on its way?
  • Which boats are unsinkable?
  • Why are twisters so dangerous?
  • What is a waterspout?
  • Where can you see a devil?
  • Where can wind strip paint off a car?
  • What is the Dust Bowl?
  • How can a child be so destructive?
  • When does mud slide?
  • What makes floods happen in a flash?
  • How do floods help?
  • When does snow race at top speed?
  • Who is an avalanche victim's best friend?
  • What makes land slide?
  • What happens in an earthquake?
  • When does soil turn into soup?
  • How do we measure earthquakes?
  • Which mountains spit fire?
  • Why do volcanoes blow their tops?
  • Where can you see rivers of rock?
  • What is an avalanche of ash?
  • Which volcano buried a Roman town?
  • How can volcanoes be good for you?
  • How big can waves get?
  • What sets off tsunamis?
  • What is dangerous about space rocks?
  • What was the greatest disaster on Earth?
Review by Horn Book Review

Why are blizzards dangerous?"" ""Where is a hurricane's eye?"" Very basic information about twisters, earthquakes, tsunamis, and other extreme-weather phenomena is presented in an occasionally awkward question-and-answer format. The large typeface will be welcomed by early readers, but the layout is crowded with text and images that range from slick color art to crudely rendered cartoons. Ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.

(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.