This title helps you find out what causes a volcano to blow its top, whether or not they exist in space and much more. It includes ten spectacular gatefolds, plus incredible photos, graphs, maps, diagrams and first-person stories. It is suitable for children aged 8 to 12 years old. What causes scorching hot lava to spike through Earth's crust and make a volcano blow its top? Do volcanoes exist in space? What do brave volcanologists learn by climbing right into a volcano's mouth? In the wake of the eruptions by Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull, everyone wants to know! Ten spectacular gatefolds, plus incredible photos, graphs, maps, diagrams and first-person stories, take intrepid young explorers right to the source to find out.
This is Book 3 in the Inside Series Series. See all Inside Series books here.
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Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 100 science books for children. She serves on the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' board of advisors and is a judge for the American Institute of Physics Children's Science Writing Award. She lives in Acton, Massachusetts, with her husband. To learn more about Melissa, please visit
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