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Berger, Melvin , Berger, Gilda

Why Do Volcanoes Blow Their Tops?: Questions and Answers about Volcanoes and Earthquakes

48 pp. | Scholastic | November, 2000 | Library ISBN 0-439-09580-8 $$14.95 | Paper ISBN 0-439-14878-2 $$5.95
(4) K-3 Scholastic Question and Answer series. Illustrated by Higgins Bond. Questions range from the titular ones to "Is hurricane damage getting worse?" and "Can animals forecast earthquakes?" Both books contain solid introductory information about these four natural phenomena in accessible language and style. Because of the question-and-answer format, however, the explanations are brief and not always clear. The numerous illustrations are occasionally static and lurid. Ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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