Volcano Experts on the Edge

by Sue Fliess, Mia Powell (Illustrator)

Overview

A team of kid volcanologists uses tools, technology, and teamwork to make a discovery.

Owen is a volcanologist. He and his team study volcanoes to learn more about their activity and behavior. On a journey to the frozen peaks of Iceland, Owen's team uses innovative technology to determine if a famous volcano might erupt again. Is Owen's team on the edge of discovery?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780807541432
Publisher:	Whitman, Albert & Company
Publication date:	06/22/2023
Series:	Kid Scientist
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD850L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sue Fliess is the award-winning, bestselling author of more than fifty children's books including Cicada Symphony, The Earth Gives More, and the Kid Scientist series. Her books have been named to notable lists and translated into multiple languages. Sue lives in Northern Virginia.

Mia Powell is a children's illustrator based in Birmingham, England. She studied illustration at Birmingham City University, where she graduated at the top of her class. She has since illustrated children’s books, art for print, greeting cards, and children’s clothing.

Editorial Reviews

2023-01-25
Three young volcanologists visit Iceland to model scientific research.

The expedition takes Owen, Katie, and Austin, a diverse group of young people depicted in Powell’s staid cartoon scenes, to the top of the Herdubreid volcano to test the theory that it’s gone from merely dormant to actually extinct. Having done this by collecting observational satellite data, employing a ground-based sensor (“This device sends out signals to measure movements in the ground”), releasing a drone to detect recently released sulfur and carbon dioxides, if any, and determining that lava rocks gathered at the site are eroded, the three wave goodbye from a helicopter as they fly off to publish their findings. The book brims with purposeful statements—“Even dormant volcanoes can erupt again,” explains one researcher, ostensibly to his professional colleagues. Aimed at a younger audience than the much-lauded Scientists in the Field series, this glimpse of science in action gets the details, if not the dialogue, right and closes with both a step-by-step summary of one version of the scientific method and an overview of the academic requirements for choosing volcanology as a career. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

Stodgy but specific. (Informational picture book. 6-8)

Kirkus Reviews