Eruption!: Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

"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.

Author: Elizabeth Rusch
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 06/18/2013
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.10h x 11.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780547503509

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.9
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 158671 / Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives

Award: Flicker Tale Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award - Nominee
Award: Garden State Children's Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
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

About the Author
Elizabeth Rusch's obsession with volcanoes began at age 13, when she watched the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens on television. Now she lives in Portland, Oregon, surrounded by Cascade volcanoes. She learned about the incredible work of the volcanologists in this book while researching Will it Blow?: Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helen, which was a Washington Reads pick and a Natural History magazine best book for young readers. Liz's other award-winning nonfiction titles for children include The Mighty Mars Rovers, a Junior Library Guild selection, and The Planet Hunter: The story behind what happened to Pluto. She has also published more than a hundred articles in magazines such as Smithsonian, Backpacker, and American Girl. Liz is the author of Mighty Mars Rovers, a Scientists in the Field book.

Tom Uhlman has been a freelance photographer for 25 years. He photographs lots of news and sporting events, but enjoys shooting pictures of wildlife and the natural world most of all. Visiting some of the most famous volcanos in the world and meeting the people who study them was a special treat. Tom's photographs can also be seen in upcoming Scientists in the Field book Park Scientists, and previously in Emi and the Rhino Scientist and The Bat Scientists.

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