Author(s): Judy Fradin

Children's books

In the first chapter of "Volcano!", readers are taken to Iceland to experience the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull through lively narrative and compelling first-person accounts. Reader will then experience eyewitness accounts of the Volcano Paricutin, which allow us to follow along from the first crack in the cornfield to the monumental growth of a mountain towering 2,000 feet in the sky, spewing smoke and ash for years after it's first explosion. The following chapters alternate history with science. Readers will learn why volcanoes explode, what kinds of volcanoes there are, what scientists are doing to help people avoid getting hurt, the worst/biggest/deadliest volcanoes in history, and much more. The ample backmatter will allow a student to easily find the information needed to complete a report.