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Montardre, Helene

Volcanoes: Journey to the Crater's Edge

76 pp. | Abrams | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-8109-4590-8 $$14.95

(4) 4-6 Adapted by Robert Burleigh. Illustrated by David Giraudon. Photographs by Philippe Bourseiller. Over thirty stunning photos depict features of volcanoes, from pink flamingos on the banks of volcanic Lake Bogoria in Kenya to red-hot lava flows at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii. An informative paragraph of text accompanies each photo, as does a locator map (regrettably sometimes difficult to read). Four pages sketchily explain volcanoes and describe Bourseiller's technique.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian