Volcano Wakes Up! (Hardcover)

from sottallah

This book is written in poem form and structure. It describes the eruption of a volcano from the narration of the moon, sun, ferns, crickets, road, and the volcano. I thought it was interesting that the cricket poem was written in text code. I imagine that the students would have fun trying to de...

from edeidrich

Having been to the real-life volcano which the author uses for inspiration in her book instantly created some positive bias towards this book. Serving as a fun trip through the lush and vibrant landscape of Mt. Kilauea through poetry, "Volcano Wakes Up!" is a joint geography and ELA lesson waitin...

from MalissaLojszczyk

A day in the life of a Hawaiian volcano is captured in poetry. The poems are from the perspectives of the volcano, party-animal ferns, crickets that speak in "text," the road, the sun and the moon. The book is uniques and entertaining. It would appeal to all ages.

from shelmj01

This book on Volcano's uses an interesting point of view, allowing objects, such as the sun, moon, and volcano to be actual speaking characters. It makes for interesting perspectives that are not typically seen in. The book is geared towards a younger audience, maybe k-2. The atypical format of t...

from sottallah

This book is written in poem form and structure. It describes the eruption of a volcano from the narration of the moon, sun, ferns, crickets, road, and the volcano. I thought it was interesting that the cricket poem was written in text code. I imagine that the students would have fun trying to de...