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Series
I survived volume 14
Language
English
Description
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.
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Language
English
Description
For months in early 1980, scientists, journalists, sightseers, and nearby residents listened anxiously to rumblings in Mount St. Helens, part of the chain of western volcanoes fueled by the 700-mile-long Cascadia fault. Still, no one was prepared when an immense eruption took the top off of the mountain and laid waste to hundreds of square miles of verdant forests in southwestern Washington State. The eruption was one of the largest in human history,...
Author
Language
English
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On the verge of Mt. St. Helens’ historic eruption, three women must face the mountain: two to search for their missing husbands; the third, to rediscover her life…
After a local mountain becomes a deadly and imminent threat, three strikingly different women become linked in a desperate mission.
Children’s author Katherine Sommers is searching for her depressed husband, David, and their son Brian, camping together...
After a local mountain becomes a deadly and imminent threat, three strikingly different women become linked in a desperate mission.
Children’s author Katherine Sommers is searching for her depressed husband, David, and their son Brian, camping together...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
"Mountain of Fire is the narrative nonfiction story of the violent volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, the story of the people who died, those who survived, and the heroes who fought to raise an alarm. For weeks, the ground around MountSt. Helens shuddered like a dynamite keg ready to explode. There were legends of previou eruptions: violent fire, treacherous floods, and heat that had scoured the area. But the shaking and swelling...
7) Volcanoes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1982]
Physical Desc
62 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the characteristics of volcanoes, why and how they erupt, and how eruptions are predicted. Also discusses famous volcanoes throughout the world and describes the May, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about the eruption of Mount St. Helens. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
Author
Language
English
Description
The eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, was the most catastrophic and deadly volcanic event ever experienced in the United States. That event had the force of thousands of atom bombs and destroyed 234 square miles of forestland. This highly visual book tells the scientific and human story of that cataclysm and the remarkable recovery that has occurred. Some surprising facts are that the late winter of 1980 contributed to the survival of...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
103 pages ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Maribel daydreams at school, but when she defies evacuation orders to return home just as Mount St. Helens erupts in 1980, she must focus in order to survive. Includes historical note, glossary, and discussion questions.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (mostly color), color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the destruction caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the slow return of plant and animal life, and the special area set aside to study this renewal.
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