Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens

A non-fiction Newbery Honor Book about the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 and the area's subsequent regrowth. Eh. Clearly meant for kids, but it accomplishes this in simplistic language only. I mean, come on, this is a cool topic, so a book for kids about it should be more interesting than this one is. Also, the photos included were weirdly hard to figure out; for example, some of them were meant to focus on something that was *way* in the background of the actual photo, and a couple had blurbs that talked about features of the mountain that I could not find in the photo at all. Some sort of arrow pointing out said feature would have been great and seems like an obvious necessity to me. Anyway. I'll file this one in the Could Have show more Been Cool But Missed the Boat box. show less

An excellent elementary level discussion of Mount St. Helens and its eruption of 1980. Contains good before and after photos and diagrams; however, this book was published in 1986, so the "healing" part of the text is missing over 35 years of data.

Shortest of all the Newbery books for the year, but spending time looking at the pictures and maps might add time to the experience of reading it. I sure hope you can find a copy in your library. It was okay on openlibrary.org, but would be so much better in paper. Fascinating topic. Could have been a bit more clear to read along, and a bit more engaging writing style, but still, definitely worth the read.

I remember the explosion, especially the dome growing so fast. And I remember, too, how fast life came back. It's an important part of history. Scientists are now much better at making predictions and knowing when to evacuate ppl. And we all realize the truth that nature will out (life finds a way).

This fact filled book was published just six years after the May 18,1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. There was input from a host of scientist that were involved with the monitoring of the mountain prior to the blasts. This book is an excellent example of the incredible teamwork not only that was needed prior to the eruption but also the heroism after it trying to save as many lives as possible. This is a well thought out and well written book .

This book tells the story of how Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980 in Washington State. The book is best for grades 4-8. The information in the book is factual and tells the story of the eruption and rebirth that the volcano went through. The book includes science specific material and words to educate young readers. The story of those who were directly affected by the volcano is also told. You learn about what the survivors had to go through. There are lots of images of the volcano before and after as well.
This is a Newberry honours book (1987).
I like the book and found it interesting as an adult.

Lauber's book is filled with photography that tells the story of the events leading up to the May 18, 1980 eruption, the devastation of the eruption and its immediate aftereffects. It also chronicles the new life that has appeared after years had gone by. The before and after pictures demonstrate the destruction of the volcano in a way that no words could communicate. The book is written in a way that would not overwhelm the younger reader with too many details.

This is a great book to introduce about the story of Mount St. Helens. It is nonfiction but keeps the viewer interested with the details and photos this book entails. Great example of how interesting nonfiction can be and to tell about the historical story of Mount St. Helens.