Eruptions and Explosions: True Stories: Real Tales of Violent Outbursts

by Judy Dodge Cummings

Book Overview

The energy released when volcanoes erupt, engines combust, or bombs explode both thrills and fascinates people. But this power also kills.

Eruptions and Explosions: Real Tales of Violent Outbursts recounts the history of five blowups that continued to rattle the world long after the smoke had cleared and embers cooled. For example, in 1815, a mountain in Indonesia called Tambora erupted. This volcano unleashed a monstrous cloud of ash and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619306298
• ISBN13: 9781619306295
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8