Mount St. Helens 1980: Fiery Eruption! (Great Escapes Series) - Softcover

Thompson, Gare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438009720 ISBN 13: 9781438009728

Publisher: Sourcebooks Trade, 2017

Synopsis

This thrilling new series of books has everything middle school readers long for: action, adventure, danger, and young heroes!

Great Escapes explores real historical events and shows children how kids just like them learn how to work together in order to change the world for the better. Historical figures are interwoven into the stories, offering readers the chance for further exploration on these people and their places in history. In Mount St. Helen's 1980: Fiery Eruption!, Alex and Wendy love exploring this beautiful volcano. But when the long-dormant volcano erupts, the two best friends must race to save others—and themselves.

About this title

About the Author:

About The Author:
Gare Thompson, a former educator, has written numerous children's books and is hard at work on his next bestseller. His specialty is historical fiction, but he has also written biographies about Helen Keller and Eleanor Roosevelt. Like the kids Gare works with and writes for, he believes we are lifelong learners and should never stop being curious. Gare lives in Massachusetts.

Review:

"This is a great story of two friends with very different personalities working together and complementing each other to achieve a goal. Recommended for middle school libraries and public libraries."
—Catholic Library World

"An enthralling adventure from cover to cover, Mount St. Helens 1980: Fiery Eruption is a choice pick for grade school and public library children's collections."
—The Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Sourcebooks Trade
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1438009720
• ISBN 13: 9781438009728
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240