Volcanoes

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2

by Franklyn Mansfield Branley, Megan Lloyd (Illustrator)

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: Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: 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.

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Childrens, Nonfiction, Earth Sciences, Nature, Geology

40 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1985

Reviews

[Starjustin · Rating 4 out of 5]

32 page non-fiction children's book that teaches about volcanoes past and present, discusses the formation, the 'Ring of Fire', as well as the scientists that study volcanoes.
Great illustrations too.
My grandson introduced me to this book and I'm happy to have experienced it.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good easy to read book on volcanoes. Kids loved most of the book but it gets a bit wordy and repetitive. It would also be helpful for real pictures instead of drawings. The drawings are repetitive too. A huge hit was the story of Mt. Paricutun and the Mexican farmer whose family had to run.

[Alex · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did indeed read and learn

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Orig written 2013: This set of science books has always been one of my favourites when I was homeschooling, and Branley's books were among the best. He was the originator of the series in the first place back in the sixties. This book is not too in-depth; it mostly looks at famous historical volcanoes, going into brief detail about plate tectonics, earthquakes, the Ring of Fire and volcano formation. Marc Simont (most well-known for his illustration of the Nate the Great series) has drawn adorable illustrations which I think are lovely. This is a nice gentle introduction to volcanoes for the little ones. The book has been updated in 2008 with the same text but more realistic illustrations by Megan Lloyd. I've glanced some samples of it online and it looks nice, but I'm partial to Simont's work myself. I have the original first edition hardcover of this and will be keeping it in my collection.

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Let's Read and Find Out" title about how volcanoes form, where they are commonly found, and a few famous volcanoes.

[Laura Aleman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amazing illustrations, they were my favorite part of the book!

[Remy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Too many references to billions of years for our family. There are better books (imo) like Volcanoes! (National Geographic Readers) that is neutral and has stunning photos.

[Lde212_06 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Volcanoes
Franklyn M. Branley
Grade: 5
Content:
> Gives accounts of volcanic eruptions
> Describes how volcanoes occur and erupt


This book is a great for teachers to read because it gives accounts of eruptions and how they occurred. 5th grade students discuss surface features of the Earth caused by constructive and destructive processes. Volcanoes are a good starting point for teachers to introduce this concept to students. Many students already have some knowledge of volcanoes, therefore this book allows for a teacher to create great class discussion with the students.

[Kathryn · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was an interesting book. I liked it because it started out by talking about Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii and I have been there and seen it in person so it was cool to see it in a children's book. I think kids would really enjoy this book because volcanoes are cool. They shoot fire and lava, I think especially boys can appreciate that. I like that it's non-fiction but it doesn't look like non fiction, it just looks like a normal children's book. So kids are learning without feeling like they are having to read a boring non-fiction book.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taking a broad brush to a large topic, this book provides a wonderful overview of volcanoes which will hopefully stoke the curiosity of readers to learn more. The work describes some of the more famous volcanic eruptions in history and how they impacted the earth and it’s climate, the geology of volcanoes and plate tectonics, maps the location of volcanic activity on earth and briefly mentions how scientists monitor for volcanic activity.

[Keleigh]

This talks about different volcanoes and how scientists determine when a volcano will erupt. It also defines different parts of volcanoes.

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars--good illustrations and not too dry--

[Sparrows at Home · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect book for the elementary aged child interested in volcanoes. My daughter is 7 and learned a lot. I did, too! I had no idea about the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815 resulting in snow in June in New England. This book is filled with so many interesting facts.