Volcanoes (Scholastic Discover More Reader, Level 3)

by Laaren Brown

Overview

A brand new reader program from Scholastic Discover More.

The ability to read, understand, and interpret informational text will strongly predict success at school, college, and beyond. Scholastic Discover More Level 3 Readers prepare kids for their amazing journey into the world of information in print and on current and future digital platforms. Great subjects and amazing photos are delivered via provocative texts containing different points of view. Complex text hierarchies and infographics give kids the skills to tackle any real world information piece. 'Think about it' critical prompts encourages them to consider and challenge while technical vocabulary is expanded on spreads and in glossaries. A free, downloadable digital book features fun text-based questions and activities, and audio and video enhancements. Vetted by an editorial board including Common Core Standards experts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545533782
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	07/30/2013
Series:	Scholastic Discover More Reader Level 3 Series
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	6 - 9 Years

About the Author

Penny Arlon writes children's nonfiction, taking inspiration from her own children. Her books range from preschool titles to family reference books, and include the Art Attack books, based on the award-winning CITV (UK) children's television program, and all 14 titles in Dorling Kindersley's Eye Know series.

Editorial Reviews

For the youngest readers, the “Discover More” series for early readers offers a new and exciting way to learn, including digital downloads of quizzes and activities. This edition of the series presents fascinating facts and pictures of volcanoes. Featured in this exciting book are colorful and spectacular photographs, labeled descriptions of tectonic plates, and descriptions of the movement of heat and pressure within a volcano. Seeing the eruptions and streams of spewing lava, readers will be able to imagine how fast the lava can swallow the land, people and animals in its paths. Those who study volcanoes, volcanologists, have a dangerous job trying to chart the movement of the lava and how it may affect those in its way. In our country, Mount St. Helens in Washington is the most explosive volcanic area. How can people remain safe from the effects of volcanic eruptions? The book shows pictures of bodies burned to ashes in Pompeii, an ancient city destroyed entirely by a volcano. Today, volcanologists work to learn more about how to warn people of any potentially dangerous volcanoes, and what to do to escape from lava, and heat and air pollution moving toward them. Readers will learn that ashes and gases can spread around the world and cause unusual weather effects for huge areas. Reading this book can introduce readers to important information about volcanoes. Reviewer: Enid Portnoy; Ages 6 to 9.

Children's Literature - Enid Portnoy