Volcanoes
- ISBN-10
- 0817237569
- ISBN-13
- 9780817237561
- Series
- Volcanoes
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Heinemann/Raintree
- Authors
- Helen H. Carey, Judith E. Greenberg
Description
Describes several volcanoes in different areas of the world, the causes and stages of eruption, and potential benefits of volcanoes.
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