The Krakatau eruption
(2011)

Nonfiction

Book

Series:
Call Numbers:
E/551.21/BENOIT,P

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Kids' Nonfiction E/551.21/BENOIT,P Available
Kids' Nonfiction E/551.21/BENOIT,P Available

Details

PUBLISHED
New York : Children's Press, [2011]
©2011
DESCRIPTION

48 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

ISBN/ISSN
9780531206287 (hardcover), 0531206289 (hardcover), 9780531290279 (softcover), 0531290271 (softcover), 9780531206287
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES

An amazing explosion : what makes Krakatau a famous volcanic island? -- Events leading up to August 1883 : what was the period just before the big blast like? -- A day of destruction : what exactly happened on August 27, 1883? -- The big truth : experiencing a volcano's fury : what was it like to live through the destruction of Krakatau? -- Other effects of the eruptions : how did the eruptions on Krakatau change climate and geography? -- Keeping an eye on Krakatau : what do scientists think about the 1883 eruptions and future dangers? -- True statistics -- Important words

Describes the destructive eruption of the Krakatau volcanic island in 1883, detailing the events leading up to the eruption, the devastation it caused, and how the eruption changed the Krakatau environment

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