Mountains and volcanoes
By: Barbara Taylor.
Series: Young discoverers
Publisher: Kingfisher
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 30
Subjects: Mountains -- Juvenile literature.; Volcanoes -- Juvenile literature.; Mountains.; Volcanoes.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Describes how different types of mountains are formed, the composition of various kinds of rock, volcanic mountains, and the process of erosion. Includes instructions for related projects and demonstrations.
Notes: "First published in 1993"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Our changing world; title: Deep inside the Earth; title: Earthquake!; title: Building mountains; title: The Himalayas; title: Wearing mountains away; title: Reading the rocks; title: The exploding Earth; title: Fire islands; title: Fiery rocks; title: Hot water; title: Amazing mountains.