Oxlade, Chris.

Volcanoes / Chris Oxlade ; consultant, John Farndon. - Essex, Eng. : Miles Kelly Publishing, 2010, c2009. - 48 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. - 100 facts. . - Oxlade, Chris. 100 facts ; Volcanoes .

Includes index.

Volcanic earth -- Around the world -- Plate boundaries -- Parts of a volcano -- Eruptions -- Lava -- Volcanic ash -- Gentle and explosive -- Volcanic features -- Hazards of a volcano -- Side effects -- Using volcanoes -- Volcano science -- Fighting volcanoes -- Mount St. Helens -- Mount Pinatubo -- Mount Vesuvius -- Volcanoes at sea -- The biggest volcanoes -- Past and future -- Myths and legends.

ISBN: 9781848101500 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2010027008

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Volcanoes.

LC Class. No.: QE521.3 / .O955 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 551.21