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The Bobbsey Twins in Volcano Landby Laura HopeISBN 0448080540 (0-448-08054-0)
Hardcover, Price Stern Sloan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bobbsey Twins in Volcano Land'Book summary:1961 Hard Cover Edition with Dust Jacket depicting the twins and friends in Hawaii. [via]
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The Control of Natureby John McPheeISBN 0374522596 (0-374-52259-6)
Softcover, Noonday Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Control of Nature'Book summary:Master how-it-works writer John McPhee has instructed his readers in the arcana of how oranges are commercially graded, how mountains form, how canoes are built and oceans crossed. In The Control of Nature he turns his attention once more to geology and the human struggle against nature. In one sketch, he explores the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' unrealized plan to divert the flow of the Mississippi River into a tributary, the Atchafalaya, for flood control; in another, he looks at the ingenious ways in which an Icelandic engineer saved a southern harbor on that island from being destroyed by a lava flow; in a third, he examines a complex scheme to protect Los Angeles from boulders ejected from mountains by compression and tectonic movement. As always, McPhee combines a deep knowledge of his subject with a narrative approach that is wholly accessible; you may not have thought you were interested in earthquakes and flood control, but he gently leads you to take a passionate concern in such matters. [via]
Distant Islands: Travels Across Indonesiaby Charles CornISBN 0670823740 (0-670-82374-0)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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The Earth: The Geography of Our Worldby Barbara TaylorISBN 0753454254 (0-7534-5425-4)
Softcover, Kingfisher Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Earth: The Geography of Our World'Book summary:Maps and mapping, mountains and volcanoes, rivers and oceans, and weather and climate are the four key subjects explored in The Earth. Children will make exciting discoveries including how to read maps, what clouds tell us about the weather, and how to make a sundial. [via]
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Exploring Earth's Treasuresby Don OlsonISBN 1561564850 (1-56156-485-0)
Hardcover, Kidsbooks
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Exploring Earth's Treasuresby Joseph Peters, Don OlsonISBN 1561564818 (1-56156-481-8)
Hardcover, Kidsbooks, Inc.
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Exploring Mount St. Helensby Fred BarstadISBN 076272871X (0-7627-2871-X)
Softcover, Falcon Pr Pub Co
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Exploring Natural Disastersby Stella SandsISBN 1561564877 (1-56156-487-7)
Hardcover, Kidsbooks
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Exploring Natural Disasters'Book summary:Set your Eyes on Adventure as you witness nature at its most destructive. And find out how we cope with the uncontrollable - including volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. [via]
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Fire and Ice: The Cascade Volcanoesby Stephen L. HarrisISBN 0898860091 (0-89886-009-1)
Hardcover, The Mountaineers : Pacific Search Press
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Jumanjiby Chris Van AllsburgISBN 0395304482 (0-395-30448-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jumanji'Book summary:When Judy and Peter find a board game in the park, they take it home, hoping to alleviate their boredom. One live lion, an erupting volcano, and a dozen destructive monkeys later, the children are no longer bored. Their jungle adventure game has come to life! Chris Van Allsburg is a master at walking the line between fantasy and reality. His unusually sculptured drawings (familiar to the many devoted fans of the Caldecott-winning The Polar Express and The Garden of Abdul Gasazi) convey the magical transition of a normal house to an exotic jungle. Readers will tremble along with Judy and Peter, urging them to roll the dice that will plunge them from one perilous predicament into another. Jumanji, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and winner of the 1982 Caldecott Medal, is sure to amaze and thrill even the most jaded young reader. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883by Simon WinchesterISBN 0060838590 (0-06-083859-0)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Krakatoa: The Day The World Exploded August 27, 1883'Book summary:In Krakatoa, the author of The Map That Changed the World and The Professor and the Madman focuses his considerable research powers on one of the most cataclysmic events of modern history: the volcanic eruption, in 1883, of the Southeast Asian island of Krakatoa, which resulted in the deaths of 36,000 people and sent shock-waves around the world. But what at the time was a mysterious, almost supernatural phenomenon has become, under the precepts of the contemporary science of plate tectonics, explicable if no less tragic. Winchester veers between eyewitness accounts by survivors and the limited scientific measurements of the time in an attempt to describe the indescribable. The event "is still said to be the most violent explosion ever recorded and experienced by modern man," he writes. "Six cubic miles of rock had been blasted out of existence, had been turned into pumice and ash and uncountable billions of particles of dust." Yet words and numbers can barely hint at the scale of the calamity, which resulted in tsunamis that washed whole villages into the ocean and forever changed the very topography of the area. The author also explores the social and cultural topography, noting, "Orthodox Islam, its revival in part triggered by tragic events such as the great cataclysm, was totally transformed in Java during the nineteenth century, with fundamentalism, militancy, and profound hostility to non-Muslims its watchwords." At times Winchester seems to overstate his case, and the link he finds between Krakatoa and the rise of anti-Western sentiment in the Islamic world isnt especially convincing. But, by weaving together the disaster with science, communications, politics, religion, and economics, he has come up with a comprehensive and often fascinating glimpse into the way the world, and our perception of it, can change in an instant. --Shawn Conner [via]
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- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883: ISBN 006093736X (0-06-093736-X)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883: ISBN 0066212855 (0-06-621285-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883: ISBN 0786257296 (0-7862-5729-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - Krakatoa: The Day The World Exploded August 27, 1883: ISBN 0060838590 (0-06-083859-0)
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- Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883: ISBN 006093736X (0-06-093736-X)
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The Magic School Busby Joanna ColeISBN 0590407600 (0-590-40760-0)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magic School Bus'Book summary:On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms Frizzle's class learn at first hand about different kinds of rocks and the formation of the earth. [via]
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- The Magic School Bus: ISBN 0590727826 (0-590-72782-6)
Softcover, Scholastic - The Magic School Bus: ISBN 0590407597 (0-590-40759-7)
Hardcover, Scholastic - The Magic School Bus: ISBN 0590446975 (0-590-44697-5)
Hardcover, Scholastic - The Magic School Bus: ISBN 0590407600 (0-590-40760-0)
Softcover, Scholastic
- The Magic School Bus: ISBN 0590727826 (0-590-72782-6)
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The Magic School Bus in the Time of Dinosaursby Joanna Cole, Bruce DegenISBN 0590446894 (0-590-44689-4)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magic School Bus in the Time of Dinosaurs'Book summary:Joanna Cole Illustrations Bruce Degen. Cole and Degen are a can t miss team when it comes to making science a good time no matter what the subject. Booklist. [via]
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Miracle Planetby Bruce Brown, Lane MorganISBN 0318425033 (0-318-42503-3)
Hardcover, Knapp Pr
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Picture Reference Earthby Barbara TaylorISBN 1587286521 (1-58728-652-1)
Hardcover, Two-Can Pub Inc
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PompeiiISBN 0809498626 (0-8094-9862-6)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Pompeii: The Vanished Cityby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809498634 (0-8094-9863-4)
Hardcover, Time-Life Books
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Roller Skatesby Ruth Sawyer, Valenti AngeloISBN 0140303588 (0-14-030358-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roller Skates'Book summary:A Newbery Medal Winner![via]
Growing up in a well-to-do family with strict rules and routines can be tough for a ten-year-old girl who only wants to roller skate. But when Lucinda Wyman's parents go overseas on a trip to Italy and leave her behind in the care of Miss Peters and Miss Nettie in New York City, she suddenly gets all the freedom she wants! Lucinda zips around New York on her roller skates, meeting tons of new friends and having new adventures every day. But Lucinda has no idea what new experiences the city will show her.... Some of which will change her life forever.
A refreshingly lively and genuine story. The New York TimesMore editions of Roller Skates:
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The Twenty-one Balloonsby William Pene DuboisISBN 0140320970 (0-14-032097-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Twenty-one Balloons'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic. [via]
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- The Twenty-one Balloons: ISBN 014240330X (0-14-240330-X)
Softcover, Puffin - The Twenty-one Balloons: ISBN 0670734411 (0-670-73441-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - The Twenty-one Balloons: ISBN 0833509152 (0-8335-0915-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - The Twenty-one Balloons: ISBN 0440491835 (0-440-49183-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books - The Twenty-one Balloons: ISBN 0874063167 (0-87406-316-7)
Softcover, Lerner Pub Group - The Twenty-one Balloons: ISBN 0140320970 (0-14-032097-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
- The Twenty-one Balloons: ISBN 014240330X (0-14-240330-X)
Vacation Under the Volcanoby Mary Osborne, Sal MurdoccaISBN 0679890505 (0-679-89050-5)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Vacation Under the Volcano'Book summary:In their first adventure as Master Librarians, Jack and Annie go to the city of Pompeii to bring back an ancient story that is in danger of being lost forever. Little do they know they are saving the myth of Hercules! But before they can find it, the town's volcano erupts in a mighty explosion. Just when things look hopeless, Jack and Annie get some unexpected help from a certain mythic hero - and the rest, as they say, is history. [via]
Volcano Cowboys: The Rocky Evolution of a Dangerous Scienceby Dick ThompsonISBN 0312286686 (0-312-28668-6)
Softcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Volcano Cowboys: The Rocky Evolution of a Dangerous Science'Book summary:Vulcanology is not the sexiest of sciences, despite Hollywood movies in which clenched-jawed heroes tame ferocious floods of lava that are busily swallowing up some crowded metropolis or another, racing against the clock to save humankind from the elements. It turns out that those movies aren't really so far-fetched, though, and in the pages of Volcano Cowboys the world's small corps of magma hunters acquire well-deserved élan.
The study of volcanoes, Time magazine writer Dick Thompson notes, is largely an observational and not theoretical science; where the vital memory of a molecular biologist "generally drops off after a decade," a vulcanologist will carry reams of data about the behavior of the earth gleaned from reports stretching back to the time of Plato and Pliny the Elder, those amateur volcano-watchers of antiquity. They've had plenty more to do in recent years, though, than to quote the ancients. Thompson's vigorous narrative begins with the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, an event that U.S. Geological Survey scientists had been able to predict with some accuracy. They lacked, however, a coordinated means to effect an evacuation of the area, and 57 people died. Battling institutional inertia and struggling for funding, teams of these scientists, the "volcano cowboys" of Thompson's title, set about trying to develop methods to predict more accurately dangerous volcanic events and to trim the body count when such events took place. His story recounts their eventual victory when, in 1991, the Philippine volcano Pinatubo exploded--but, thanks to the work of these dedicated field scientists, "less than one quarter of one percent of those at risk had died during the eruption."
Tens of millions of people around the world live within the reach of volcanoes. Thompson's narrative reveals that the "volcano cowboys" have made their lives safer--and it's much better than the movies. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Volcanoesby Mauro Rosi, Paolo Papale, Luca Lupi, Marco Stoppato, Jay Hyams, Franco BarberiISBN 1552976831 (1-55297-683-1)
Softcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Volcanoes'Book summary:Volcanoes describes in stunning detail 100 active volcanoes around the planet. Every entry describes the principal characteristics of the volcano, such as the geodynamic environment leading to its formation, its structure, special features, morphology, its method of eruption, and the materials erupted. There are also traveler's directions for reaching each volcano.
The word volcano usually evokes images of cone-shaped mountains with smooth, steep slopes and a plume of smoke rising skyward. This, however, is only one of the five types of volcanoes. In this comprehensive guide, readers will learn about these basic types:
- Island-Arc volcanoes (Alaska, Japan and Indonesia) Hot-Spot volcanoes (Hawaii) Ocean-Ridge volcanoes (Iceland) Continental-Margin volcanoes (North America and the Andes) Continental-Rift volcanoes (eastern Africa)
Written and illustrated by experts in the field, Volcanoes will appeal to readers interested in science and natural history; travelers to regions of volcanic activity; students; and inhabitants of areas exposed to volcanic eruptions.
The book also addresses predicting eruptions and how to minimize the risks posed by them.
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Vulcan's Fury: Man Against the Volcanoby Alwyn ScarthISBN 0300091230 (0-300-09123-0)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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