Jump Into Science: Volcano!

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$7.99 US
On sale Jul 12, 2016 | 32 Pages | 9781426323669
Jump in and travel the world to learn all about volcanoes--what they are, how they work, and why they're so explosively fascinating. Adorable illustrations and kid-friendly text make complex science fun and easy for kids to understand. Every Jump Into Science book ends with a hands-on experiment to fully engage readers and additional material to stimulate learning.
Ellen J. Prager writes on geology and marine-related topics for children and adults, and is the assistant dean at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami. She's the author of The Furious Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis, as well as several of National Geographic’s Jump into Science books.

Nancy Woodman is a children’s book author and illustrator. She has worked on Sea-Fari Deep and the Jump into Science books Dirt, Volcano!, and Sand, a Parents' Choice winner for 2001. Woodman is also the cocreator of Worm Vue Wonders, an educational product about the role of earthworms in soil. She lives in Poulsbo, Washington. To learn more, visit nanneroo.com.

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Jump in and travel the world to learn all about volcanoes--what they are, how they work, and why they're so explosively fascinating. Adorable illustrations and kid-friendly text make complex science fun and easy for kids to understand. Every Jump Into Science book ends with a hands-on experiment to fully engage readers and additional material to stimulate learning.

Author

Ellen J. Prager writes on geology and marine-related topics for children and adults, and is the assistant dean at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science at the University of Miami. She's the author of The Furious Earth: The Science and Nature of Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis, as well as several of National Geographic’s Jump into Science books.

Nancy Woodman is a children’s book author and illustrator. She has worked on Sea-Fari Deep and the Jump into Science books Dirt, Volcano!, and Sand, a Parents' Choice winner for 2001. Woodman is also the cocreator of Worm Vue Wonders, an educational product about the role of earthworms in soil. She lives in Poulsbo, Washington. To learn more, visit nanneroo.com.

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