Volcanoes
By: Paul Mason
Series: Disaster watch
Publisher: Macmillan Education Australia
Published: 2011
Place of publication: South Yarra, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781420284027
Subjects: Volcanoes; Juvenile literature; Natural disasters
Description: This series provides information students need to understand natural disasters. Each book explains the characteristics and causes of specific natural disasters; their effect on the environment, animal and human populations; how they are monitored and what can be done to prepare for and manage the risks that these disasters pose.
Notes: Includes index.

For primary school age.
Table of contents: title: Disaster watch; title: Volcanoes; title: Where do volcanic eruptions happen?; title: What causes volcanic eruptions?; title: Do all volcanoes erupt in the same way?; title: What is a volcanic eruption like?; title: What damage do volcanoes cause?; title: Detecting volcanic eruptions; title: Monitoring volcanoes; title: When a volcano erupts; title: Are you at risk?; title: Top tips for reducing risk; title: What can you do if a volcano erupts; title: After an eruption; title: Quiz: Do you know what to do?; title: Disaster watching on the web.