Volcanoes! Mountains of Fire

by Eric Arnold

A volcano could be called a sleeping mountain--that is, until it wakes up! What is it like to witness the eruption of one of nature's majestic time bombs? Young readers can learn what makes volcanoes "tick," and read about some of the most famous eruptions in history.  

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Kids, Geology, Picture Books, 2nd Grade

48 pages, Paperback

First published June 10, 1997

Reviews

[Daria Monahan · Rating 5 out of 5]

That was best science of Volcanoes! I remembered when I had studying the volcanoes, it had very hot and lava. It sounds of rumble and roar. In some years, Volcanoes had sleeping, it woke up! It was explosion with ash, steam, and rock blasts into hot and lava. Be careful, don't wake up Volcanoes!

[Kirttimukha TheCat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This non-fiction book for children describes how volcanoes are formed and the work of volcanologists using real world examples from the eruption of Mount St. Helens. I'm using this book with a second language learner who has already read one book on Mt. St. Helens and wants to continue to use and expand the vocabulary she has acquired. This book has enough drawings and photos to illustrate the concepts. The vocabulary is fine, but the sentence structure is a little clipped. It's a conversational style rather than a written one, which makes it less accessible to language learners who have studied English predominately through reading and writing.

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Learn about volcanos and what can happen when they erupt.

[Tym · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent illustrations and lots of interesting facts without feeling tedious

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

We enjoyed that this was written in a slightly more narrative form than the other books we’ve been reading about the subject so far.

[Coleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This children's book tells the story of Mount St Helens, and in particular the 1980 eruption. The book was given to me to read by my granddaughter who was excited about it. She read some parts to me, and I then read the book myself. Because we had visited the area on vacation in the past, it had a personal connection with her. A vote of approval by a child for a children's book is one of the best votes you can get. Interesting book and colorful drawings.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a decent introduction to volcanoes. The text is written at a second grade level, and the illustrations are all drawings. It gives examples of a couple of different volcanoes, but really doesn't delve into the properties of the Earth's crust or how volcanoes are formed.

If you want to, er, dig a little deeper, check out a volcano book from the adult section of the library.

[veronica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do homeschooling over the internet and I had to read this for school, it was good.Volcanoes!: Mountains of Fire

[Rose]

551.2 Arn

[Eliza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Why are kids so facinated with volcanos?! They even want to watch eruptions on YouTube?!

[Theresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Volcanoes!: Mountains of Fire
Arnold, Eric
an early resource

[Robert Sterling · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very rudimentary

This book is a children's book, not really for adult reading. To learn about volcanos get a more complex book.