volcanoes

Presents information on the formation, various types, and specific examples of volcanoes.

Examines the causes and disastrous effects of volcanoes; and discusses how scientists study volcanoes and some benefits of volcanoes.

Illustrations and text introduce what volcanoes are and what they do, as well as some specific volcanoes in history.

Ms. Frizzle's class gets trapped in an underwater volcano.

Discusess why eruptions happen and where. Also the areas under threat and past eruptions.

Discusses the characteristics of volcanoes, how they are born, erupt, and become dormant and describes some of the world's major volcanoes.

Darby and Hoku, the mustang filly she is coaching, become stranded after an eruption during an expedition to observe the island's volcanoes.

Discusses the formation of volcanoes, some famous ones, types of eruptions, and the possible benefits of these spectacular phenomena of nature.