Volcano

by D.K. Publishing

Discover the inner workings of one of Earth's most terrifying natural phenomena in Eye Volcano. How hot is molten lava? How are volcanoes formed under the earth's surface? Learn about famous volcanic eruptions such as the disaster in Pompeii with this unique visual reference.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

48 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1996

About the author

Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.

Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.

Source: Wikipedia.

Reviews

[Steven Yoder · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a kids book all about volcanoes. Among the things I learned was that in the Azores, some people dig holes and cook their food in it. The heat from under the ground volcanic action is easily enough to cook their food. I further learned that there are black smokers underwater, where a tower has built up with black volcanic steam coming out. The only criticism I have is the overconfidence that these eruptions have happened for millions of years.

[MK · Rating 3 out of 5]

When we see a volcano, we feel the energy of the universe.
Have we ever had the chance to see flames exploding in such a visible way?

Volcano National Park is located on Hawaii's Big Island.
Volcano tours offer spectacular views of Lava, but the Mauna Loa summit and some sections of the trail may be closed.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
https://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm

[alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are a lot of good facts in this book for young students interested in volcanoes. I was a bit disturbed, however, by the repeated attachment of death tolls to the profiles of well-known volcanoes and various comments that present tragic disasters in a seemingly flippant light.

Overall, a useful teaching tool but not one I would like to turn over to my students as their sole resource on volcanoes.

[Amynicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

we've checked this book out from the public library twice now (for my 3 year old!) and probably will again! it has a lot of facts, but isn't overly wordy. a lot of great pictures as well. we read it over the course of a few days, but my son really takes it all in! dk eye wonder books are some of my favorites.

[Ian McHugh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has provided the last few weeks worth of bedtime reading. Flo is obsessed. Probably because of Moana but also because of kids wearing hard hats for school and because of the picture of tsunamis. Lots here to visit so they’ve been added to our global list. Flo says “perupt” rather than “erupt”. That makes me smile.

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Volcano
Magloff, Lisa
a science resource for children

[Em · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just the right information for little ones. Informative pictures. These books are brilliant for youngsters to dip their toes into non fiction reading.

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an interesting book that teaches scientific and historical facts about volcanoes.