Volcano!

Jump Into Science

by Ellen Prager

How do volcanoes erupt? What is lava and what happens when it cools? Where are the world's biggest volcanoes? Just stay cool—and let Volcano Vulcan, Dragon Explorer, take you around the hotspots!

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Genres: Science, Picture Books, Nonfiction

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2001

Reviews

[Mary Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great clear information, made very accessible with humor, labeled illustrations and even a map at the end. Great to read aloud to grades 1-2 (even perhaps younger if they're interested). Good for 3rd & 4th graders to read, but some may feel the cartoon dragon explorer is too young for them.

[McKenzie Richardson · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Another great Jump Into Science book. This is such a great series for learning about the earth and the solar system. This book presents volcanoes in a non-scary way. The information is straight and to the point without making kids feel anxious about volcanoes (I was terrified of volcanoes growing up). It discusses how people predict eruptions and some warning signs. As with the other books in the series, this one is a bit text heavy so I would recommend for older children or for it to be broken up between readings. Great, fun illustrations.There is also a fun volcano experiment at the end.Great educational read.

[Mrs. Ruigrok · Rating 4 out of 5]

– an easy to read book that explains how volcanoes happen, the different types of magma and other interesting facts. Also includes simple directions on how to build a volcano.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Our preschooler could not get enough of this book. She found it so interesting. The text was very appropriate for her level of understanding and we enjoyed the illustrations. I appreciated that some actual photographs of volcanoes and volcanic happenings was included, but wish the photographs had been larger. Most of the book is just illustrations of volcanoes with the dragon. I think it might have been better with the dragon superimposed over real photographs of volcanoes. Fun science activity at the back of the book. We will renew this one from the library to keep it even longer.

[Kellee Hao · Rating 4 out of 5]

Content: Earth Science- Natural disasters
Grade: 4th
Most children knows only a few facts about volcanos, and that they're hot. Yes, we get it, but what else makes them special? Yes, they're a natural disaster! Which makes them pretty important. Well to me they are anyway. Reading this book is like walking through a volcano and taking notes from a field trip. The great illustration shows you just that! And of course, the famous build your own volcano is located at the back of the book! Enjoy this fun experiment with your children, peers, or even your whole classroom!

[Jane G Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love this book. Built for the active boy who is into natural disasters. This book has just enough text to teach all sorts of volcano facts, but not so much that it will take two days to read.

An added bonus is the activity at the back that has you make a volcano out of flour. We blew up an ash cloud and it was spectacular, flouring us both from chin to ear and giving us fodder for laughs for a long time.

[Lisa Yi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grade: 3-4
Content: Volcanoes - Earth Science

[Becky · Rating 3 out of 5]

With a dragon vulcanologist investigating the mountain, one learns about the different parts of a volcano. The non-fiction language held my 10-yr old's attention but not my 4-yr old.

[Teri · Rating 3 out of 5]

ehh--pretty simple

[Maria Galic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really nice link to a science lesson on volcanoes.