Will It Blow?

Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens

By Rusch, Elizabeth & Lewis, KE

Publishers Summary:
Mount St. Helens is a master of disguises, adept at sending out false clues. Can anyone figure out what's going on with this active volcano in Washington State? This illustrated book presents a wealth of easily digested information — covering underground gases, earthquakes, infrared measurements, bumps on earth's surface, and other factors — to help the budding Sherlock Holmes crack the case. With sidebars about the latest gadgets and gizmos, youngsters learn about volcanology while having fun.Read MoreRead Less

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ISBN
978-1-57061-510-8
Publisher
Sasquatch Books


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School Library Journal

Reviewed on July 1, 2007

Gr 4-6 This book challenges readers to become volcanic-eruption predictors. Using Mt. St. Helens and its spectacular 1980 eruption as well as other smaller eruptions there as "the suspect," a variety of clueson temperature, ground deformation, etc.are presented, and their significance to the pre-1980 mountain is explained. Finally, scenarios describe other, smaller volcanic events on Mt. St. Helens, and detective-readers are asked to deduce from the conditions whether an explosion happened or not. A concludin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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