Mount Pelee: The Biggest Volcano Eruption of the 20th Century

By Kathy Furgang

Book Overview

This 1902 eruption occurred on the Caribbean island of Martinique. Only two of the 30,000 residents of the town of St. Pierre survived this blast. It was the first eruption that gave scientists a chance to observe the damage shortly after the event.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823956636
• ISBN13: 9780823956630
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5