Arnold, Eric.
Volcanoes! Mountains of Fire,
Random House, New York, 1997.
Describes the eruption of Mount St. Helen's in Washington State in 1980 and provides a simple explanation of how and why volcanoes erupt
Davis, Edith.
Pompeii. . .Buried Alive,
Random House, New York, 1987.
A simple retelling of the fateful days in 79 A.D. when Mt. Vesuvius erupted and the people in the ancient town of Pompeii perished.
McNulty, Faith.
How to Dig a Hole to the Other Side of the World
, Harper Collins, New York, 1990.
A child takes an imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth and discovers what's inside
Cole, Joanna and Bruce Degen.
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
,
Scholastic, Inc, New York, 1987.
Hooper, Meredith.
A Pebble in my Pocket,
Penguin Group, New York, 1996.
The history of a pebble is followed from its time in a volcano to the primordial forests; from there it is stepped on by dinosaurs, dragged by glaciers and picked up by cave people.
Royston, Angela
Inside and Out: The Earth,
Heinemann Interactive Library, Des Plaines, Illinois, 1998.
Anton, William.
From the Earth,
Newbridge Educational Publishing, New York, 1999.
Morgan, Jennifer
. From Lava to Life: The Universe Tells Our Earth's Story
,
Readers experience how the Earth triumphed over crisis to form life
Griffey, Harriet.
DK Readers: Volcanoes and Other Natural Disasters
, DK Publishing, New York, 1998.
Rose, Susannah.
Volcano and Earthquake,
DK Publishing, New York, 1992.
Reading level too high but very useful for photographs
Challoner, Jack.
Eyewitness: Hurricane and Tornado,
DK Publishing, New York, 2004.
Reading level to high but very useful for photographs
Simon, Seymour.
Tornadoes,
Harper Collins Publishers, Newport, 1999.
Simon, Seymour.
Lightning,
Harper Collins Publishers, Newport, 1997.
Fardon, John.
How It Works: How the Earth Works
, Doring Kindersley Limited, London, 1992.
Experiments and projects explore the earth's structure, features, and changing landscape.
