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"Daniel Abe, a young doctor in Chicago, is finally coming back to Hawai'i. He has his own reason for returning to his childhood home, but it is not to revisit the past, unlike his Uncle Koji. Koji lives with the memories of Daniel's mother, Mariko, the love of his life, and the scars of a life hard-lived. He can't wait to see Daniel, who he's always thought of as a son, but he knows the time has come to tell him the truth about his mother, and his...
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English
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Set in the wilds of Washington State, Greenloop was once a model eco-community--until nature's wrath made it a tragic object lesson in civilization's fragility. Offering a glorious back-to-nature experience with all the comforts of high-speed Internet, solar smart houses, and the assurance of being mere hours from Seattle by highway, Greenloop was indeed a paradise--until Mount Rainier erupted, leaving its residents truly cut off from the world, and...
3) Volcano
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Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English
Description
Describes the causes and aftermath of volcanoes throughout history, including Pompeii, St-Pierre, and Krakatau.
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Series
Secret explorers volume 6
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First American Edition.
Language
English
Description
Join volcanoes expert Cheng on an exciting mission to Mount Yasur on the island of Vanuatu. Joined by biology expert Leah, the team are beyond excited to witness a real-life volcanic eruption. But soon, excitement turns to worry when they realize that people are in danger, and must stage a heroic rescue mission.
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Series
I survived volume 10
Language
English
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"During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, one boy struggles to escape. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the bestselling I SURVIVED series, readers are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape as the giant Mount Vesuvius erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?" --
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Publisher
Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This transitional reader title gives information about well-known volcanoes around the world. Readers will learn about each volcano's major eruptions and the aftermath of the disasters. This series is at a Level 3 and is written specifically for transitional readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO.--
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English
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"The Kellys are messy, loud, loving Australians. The Lees are sophisticated, aloof, buttoned-up Americans. They have nothing in common... except for the fact that their daughters are married. When a nearby volcano erupts during their short vacation to a remote tropical island off the coast of Queensland, the two families find themselves stranded together for six weeks. With only two island employees making up the rest of their party, everyone is...
9) Sensor
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Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"A woman walks alone at the foot of Mount Sengoku. A man appears, saying he's been waiting for her, and invites her to a nearby village. Surprisingly, the village is covered in hairlike volcanic glass fibers, and all of it shines a bright gold. At night, when the villagers perform their custom of gazing up at the starry sky, countless unidentified flying objects come raining down on them--the opening act for the terror about to occur!'"--Amazon.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Winner of the 2015 Michelle Kendrick Memorial Book Prize, Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts" "Honorable Mention for the 2014 ASLI Choice Award in History, Atmospheric Science Librarians International" "One of The Times Higher Education Supplement's Books of the Year 2014, chosen by Alison Stokes" "One of The Guardian's Best Popular Physical Science Books of 2014, chosen by GrrlScientist" Gillen D'Arcy Wood is professor of English at the...
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