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Baker & Taylor
An account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
Baker
& Taylor
Recounting the harrowing 1985 eruption of Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano that claimed 23,000 lives, an account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose constant threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
A stunning account of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their group of scientists who risk their lives, investigating deadly volcanoes that remain constant threats to people around the world.
“At 11:35 p.m., as Radio Armero played cheerful music, a towering wave of mud and rocks bulldozed through the village, roaring like a squadron of fighter jets.” Twenty-three thousand people died in the 1985 eruption of Colombia’s Nevado del Ruiz. Today, more than one billion people worldwide live in volcanic danger zones. In this riveting nonfiction book—filled with spectacular photographs and sidebars—Rusch reveals the perilous, adrenaline-fueled, life-saving work of an international volcano crisis team (VDAP) and the sleeping giants they study, from Colombia to the Philippines, from Chile to Indonesia.
Baker & Taylor
An account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister, and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
Baker
& Taylor
Recounting the harrowing 1985 eruption of Colombia's Nevado del Ruiz volcano that claimed 23,000 lives, an account of the work of volcanologists Andy Lockhart, John Pallister and their team describes their life-risking efforts to investigate dangerous volcanoes that pose constant threats to more than one billion people worldwide.
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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2013
ISBN:
9780547503509
0547503504
0547503504
Branch Call Number:
J 363.34 RUS
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Add a CommentIs there a way to tell when a volcano is up about to erupt and how violent it will be? Follow volcanologists Andy Lockhart and John Pallister as they risk their lives trying to find answers to these questions. Color photos.
Is there a way to tell when a volcano is up about to erupt and how violent it will be? Follow volcanologists Andy Lockhart and John Pallister as they risk their lives trying to find answers to these questions. Color photos.
There are lots of volcano books for kids, but I'd venture to say this is the best (especially for ages 9 to 12). The true danger of volcanoes has never been so palpable on the page. Wonderfully written, with awesome photography, and packed with information, I imagine this will inspire some future vulcanologists.