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Bogged down by details
This book is thoroughly researched and keeps as its primary focus a fascinating subject: the earthquake that leveled Sa... more info

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Read About a "World Event"
In "Krakatoa" author Simon Winchester examines the great explosion of August 27, 1883 from all angles, including histori... more info

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Book Appeals to Wide Age Range
Sometime between 18 months and two years of age, my son suddenly became obsessed with volcanoes - I can't remember the e... more info

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Not Too Surprising
...but then, I'm a geologist. What we call Civilization is just a thin veneer when all $%^& breaks loose. Recall the... more info

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Nice book for young readers
Now that I have discovered the series of Eyewitness Books that I once purchased for my son when he was young (Can't beli... more info

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Thinking well
This is a brief but substantial little book. Hart challenges the reader to think well about one of the big issues we fa... more info

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A Disaster Like No Other
The earthquake that hit Lisbon on 1 November 1755 shook up a lot more than its buildings and citizens. There were reper... more info

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Uncertain if the River or the Book ran Backwards
Unfortunately, this book's Title is a misnomer as it promises so much and goes backwards from there. It is as if the aut... more info

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Cody's review for Volcanoes mountains that blow there tops
I think this book is good for 1st to 2nd grade level readers.
I think this is a good book if your doing reasear... more info

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"Supervolcano"
Absolutely fascinating book. Could have been edited more closely - some sentences and paragraphs were not clearly writt... more info