Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
96 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm |
Note |
"A highly illustrated adaptation of ... Krakatoa"--Cover. |
Summary |
Presents the story of the volcanic eruptions that took place on the island of Krakatoa in 1883, killing thousands of people, destroying the island, and effecting the entire world through the expulsion of smoke and ash in the air. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 95) and index. |
Contents |
Understanding volcanoes: Legends -- Alfred Wegener -- Science -- Some famous volcanoes -- About Krakatoa -- Business empire: Spice trade -- Dutch East Indies Company -- Batavia -- Amazing century: Discovery and invention -- Wallace line -- Telegraph -- Early warnings: May 1883 -- Perboewatan erupts -- Tourism -- Island deathwatch -- Circus elephant -- Krakatoa dies: Sunday, August 26, 1883 -- Monday, August 27, 1883 -- Impact near -- And impact far -- Reuters reports -- Shock waves -- Death rafts -- Weather changes -- Life returns: Rakata -- Rising up -- Island grows -- Krakatau today. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 9.0 3.0 130665. |
Subject |
Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- Eruption, 1883 -- Juvenile literature.
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Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Krakatoa (Indonesia) -- Eruption, 1883.
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Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History -- 19th century.
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Krakatoa (Indonesia)
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Volcanoes -- Indonesia -- History.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Subject |
Eruption of Krakatoa (Indonesia : 1883) (OCoLC)fst01353004
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Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899
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Subject |
Volcanoes. (OCoLC)fst01168844
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Indonesia. (OCoLC)fst01209242
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Indonesia -- Krakatoa.
(OCoLC)fst01245514
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Added Author |
Winchester, Simon.
Krakatoa.
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ISBN |
9780061239823 |
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0061239828 |
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9780061239830 (library binding) |
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0061239836 (library binding) |
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