This is all about volcanoes and where they are located, the history of them (names and destruction), how they are formed, and why they erupt. It shows the different atmospheres of volcanoes and the different types of substances that they spew out. This is a really cool book with great visuals and interactions because you have to lift some pages to see a better representation of the volcano. This would be a great book to use for a research project and for students to see an example of one for them to build their own. They could make a replica out of paper mâché to match one of the volcanoes in the book and then try and have it spew out the type of substance it does in real life and present it to the class. The themes of this book are science, volcanoes, or environment.

I would incorporate this book into a lesson on the biological features associated with the geothermal vents in the ocean and the lifeforms that live on and around volcanoes. Accuracy of volcanic features were demonstrated by the author with her many decriptions of different types of volcanoes and lava flows. It was organized very good and displayed many fold out pages that showed many diagrams and maps. The contents were displayed with different lava colored words. There is a quality glossery in the back, along with other suggested informational resources that could allow one to explore deeper into the topic. A bibliography, index, and source notes are provided as well.