True-life accounts from a wide variety of people, including scientists, sightseers, and thrillseekers, add to the compelling readability of this book that gives readers both a historical perspective on the human experience of volcanoes and a scientific perspective on why they occur and what scientists are doing to help people stay out of the way.

• Ages 8-11
• Softcover
• 48 pages
• 9 1/8" x 10"
• © 2010