This Volcanic Isle

This Volcanic Isle
Author: Robert Muir-Wood
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2024-05-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 0198871627

This Volcanic Isle explores the rich geological history of the British Isles over the past 66 million years, since the disappearance of the dinosaurs. From the Isle of Wight needles to the Giant's causeway to the Sticklepath faultline in Devon, this book recounts how earthquakes and eruptions, plumes and plate boundaries, built the British Isles.

Volcanic Island

Volcanic Island
Author: Chase Wilder
Publisher: Egmont UK Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9781405276344

You've discovered a mysterious volcanic island in the middle of the ocean. Can you rescue the survivors you find there, or will you be eaten by the vicious local demon monkeys first?

Field Trip to Volcano Island

Field Trip to Volcano Island
Author: John Hare
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2022-02-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823452808

A wordless picture book adventure takes a group of students to visit a thrilling volcanic island. Perfect for fans of Field Trip to the Moon, Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, and field trips in general! John Hare’s rich, atmospheric art invites all children to imagine themselves in the story – a story full of surprises and adorable new friends. The same students we met in Field Trip to the Moon and Field Trip to the Ocean Deep travel to a volcano island on a yellow school bus helicopter. When they get there, one student picks flowers as they hike to the top and then accidentally slips down a crater and can’t get out. The student isn’t too worried--especially when he meets a lava monster and its children who are fascinated by the flowers. But when they touch them, they burn beyond recognition so the student teaches them how to make a vase using lava from a lava pit, fills it with water from a canteen, and they all sit back to enjoy the flower arrangement until help arrives and rescues the student. A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Praise for previous books by John Hare Field Trip to the Moon A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit Field Trip to the Ocean Deep A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Iceland

Iceland
Author: Brennan T. Jordan
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2019-07-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 081370054X

"This field trip was first run 3-14 July 2019 as a companion to the session "The Formation and Evolution of Iceland: Magmatic, Tectonic, and Geomorphological Processes" convened at the Geological Society of America 2019 Northeastern Section Meeting held in Portland, Maine, USA"--Preface

Surtsey

Surtsey
Author: Sturla Fridriksson
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483100405

Surtsey: Evolution of Life on a Volcanic Island focuses on the origin of life in the island of Surtsey. The book first offers information on the Surtsey Research Society, conservation measures, and scientists that comprise the Surtsey research team. The text then focuses on the submarine eruptions off the coasts of Iceland, the flow of lava, and the formation and disappearance of islets. The book also describes the landscape that came about after the eruption. The tephra cones of the Surtur I and II craters, lava, coastal plains, and thermal areas are discussed. The text also underscores the ecological aspects of the eruption. The Icelandic biota and ecological studies on the island are discussed. The text also traces the origin of life in the island, including the dispersal of seeds by birds and "Mermaids purses." The text also underscores the origin of marine algae and marine fauna on the island. The book then emphasizes the presence of bacteria, molds, lichens, mosses, terrestrial animals, birds, and vascular plants in the island. The text also examines the outer Westman Islands. Topographical features, method of research, plant communities, and vegetation of the smaller islands are described. The book also notes the vegetation of Heimaey and the effects of insular eruptions on the southern coast of Iceland. The text is a good source of reference for readers wanting to study volcanic eruptions.

Island on Fire

Island on Fire
Author: Alexandra Witze
Publisher:
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-01-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781781252666

Laki is Iceland's largest volcano. Its eruption in 1783 is one of history's great, untold natural disasters. Spewing out sun-blocking ash and then a poisonous fog for eight long months, the effects of the eruption lingered across the world for years. It caused the deaths of people as far away as the Nile and created catastrophic conditions throughout Europe.Island on Fire is the story not only of a single eruption but the people whose lives it changed, the dawn of modern volcanology, as well as the history and potential of other super-volcanoes like Laki around the world. And perhaps most pertinently, in the wake of the eruption of another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajokull, which closed European air space in 2010, acclaimed science writers Witze and Kanipe look at what might transpire should Laki erupt again in our lifetime.

Into the Volcano

Into the Volcano
Author: Don Wood
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0439726719

The volcano is erupting, and brothers Sumo and Duffy are trapped inside a deep lava tube--almost certain death. How did they get here? A vacation "hike" turned out to be a cutthroat search for their missing family fortune. In a wildly dangerous twist of events, the boys try to escape--but rivers of lava are blocking their exit! The remote island of Kocalaha is threatening to explode at any minute. Will the boys survive? Don Wood's rip-roaring adventure keeps readers hooked and turning the pages in this cinematic graphic novel that garnered outstanding critical acclaim. As one reviewer wrote about this book, "the American Library Association will either have to start handing Caldecott Medals over to comic books or create an entirely new award for them." Into the Volcano is a roller coaster read for all ages, by an internationally acclaimed artist who has created scores of bestselling picture books, published in more than twenty languages around the globe.

Field Trip to the Moon

Field Trip to the Moon
Author: John Hare
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2022-02-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823443000

It's field trip day, and students are excited to travel on their yellow spaceship bus from their space station to the moon in this wordless picture book. An ALA Notable Children's Book A Golden Duck Notable Picture Book Climb aboard the spaceship bus for a fantastic field trip adventure to the moon! Once their bright yellow ship lands, students debark and set out with their teacher to explore. They jump over trenches and see craters and mountains on the moon's surface and even Earth in the faraway distance. But when one student takes a break to draw some pictures and falls asleep, they wake up to discover that the rest of the class and the spaceship are gone. How the student passes the time waiting to be rescued makes for a funny and unexpected adventure that will enchant children all over the galaxy. With rich atmospheric art, John Hare's wordless picture book invites children to imagine themselves in the story--a story full of surprises including some friendly space creatures. A perfect complement to discussions and lessons on the moon landing. Don't miss Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, another wordless adventure! Recipient of the Pied Piper Literary Prize An ILA-CBC Children's Choice! A Pennsylvania Center for the Book Baker's Dozen Selection! A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Horn Book Best Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit

Field Trip to the Ocean Deep

Field Trip to the Ocean Deep
Author: John Hare
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823446301

Come join the fun as students take a submarine bus on a field trip to explore the ocean deep, in this wordless picture book from the creator of Field Trip to the Moon! Students dressed in deep sea helmets travel to the ocean deep in a yellow school-bus submarine. When they get there, they frolic with fish, chase luminescent squid, and discover an old shipwreck. But when it's time to return to the submarine bus, one student lingers to take a photo of a treasure chest and falls into a deep ravine. Luckily, the child makes an unexpected friend-- a maybe-not-so-extinct sea creature called a Pleiosaur- that's happy to entertain the young explorer until the teacher returns. In his follow-up to Field Trip to the Moon, John Hare's rich, atmospheric art in this wordless picture book invites all children to imagine themselves in the story- a tale full of mysteries, surprises, and adorable aquatic friends. Named a LITA Golden Duck Picture Book A Junior Library Guild Selection