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"An exhilarating, time-traveling journey to the solar system's strangest and most awe-inspiring volcanoes. Volcanoes are capable of acts of pyrotechnical prowess verging on magic: they spout black magma more fluid than water, create shimmering cities of glass at the bottom of the ocean and frozen lakes of lava on the moon, and can even tip entire planets over. Despite their reputation for destruction, volcanoes are inseparable from the creation of...

Explains the different types of volcanoes, where they are located, what causes them to erupt, and how people protect themselves from an eruption.

When Melli discovers a crack in the side of Butterscotch Volcano, it is up to her and the other fairies to save the caramella birds from being trapped by gooey syrup.

On June 2, 2016, a protrusion of rock growing from the Central Park Reservoir is spotted by a jogger. Three weeks later, when it finally stops growing, it's nearly two-and-a-half miles tall, and has been determined to be an active volcano. As the volcano grows and then looms over New York, an eight-year-old boy in Mexico City finds himself transported 500 years into the past, where he witnesses the fall of the Aztec Empire; a Nigerian scholar in Tokyo...

On May 18, 1980, eleven-year-old Jessie Marlowe and her best friends, Eddie and Sam, are in a forest near Mount St. Helens when the months of wondering whether the volcano will erupt are finally answered--all three are badly burned, but it is up to Jessie to protect the boys as best she can and hope that somebody comes to rescue them.

If you're looking for lava, want to catch a spectacular sunrise above the clouds, or take a dip into pools of paradise, you'll find Hawaii's National Parks to be among the world's most enticing hot spots. Next, strike gold in Denali, Alaska's most famous national park, where you'll go glacier trekking, embark on discovery hikes, get behind the wheel of a monster truck, and marvel at Mt. Mckinley.