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Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives
Contributor(s): Rusch, Elizabeth (Author), Uhlman, Tom (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0547503504     ISBN-13: 9780547503509
Publisher: Clarion Books
OUR PRICE: $16.14  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2013
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Central & South America
Dewey: 551.2
LCCN: 2012034055
Age Level: 10-13
Grade Level: 5-8
Lexile Measure: 1000(Not Available)
Series: Scientists in the Field (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 11.1" W x 9.1" L (1.36 lbs) 80 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Cultural Region - Asian
- Holiday - Earth Day
- Topical - Real Life Heroes
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product
Awards: Garden State Children's Book Awards, Nominee, Nonfiction, 2016
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 6-8, 2015
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Junior Book, 2015
Beehive Awards, Nominee, Informational, 2016
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award, Nominee, Nonfiction, 2015
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2013
Shelf Awareness 07/23/2013
School Library Journal 08/01/2013 pg. 129
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2013
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2013 pg. 119
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2013 pg. 35
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2014 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 158671
Reading Level: 6.9   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 3.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
"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.

Contributor Bio(s): Rusch, Elizabeth: -

The award-winning freelance writer Elizabeth Rusch is the author of a number of award-winning nonfiction titles for children, including: Generation Fix, Will it Blow?, The Planet Hunter, and For the Love of Music: The Remarkable Story of Maria Anna Mozart. Her previous Scientists in the Field titles include Eruption!, The Mighty Mars Rovers and The Next Wave. Elizabeth lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family. You can visit Liz online at www.elizabethrusch.com and follow her on Twitter @elizabethrusch.

Uhlman, Tom: -

Tom Uhlman has been a freelance photographer for more than 25 years. He photographs lots of news and sporting events, but enjoys shooting pictures of wildlife and the natural world most of all. Visiting Tom's photographs can also be seen in the Scientists in the Field books Park Scientists, Emi and the Rhino Scientist, and The Bat Scientists


 
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