Schaefer, Lola. Dangerous Volcanoes. Non-fiction. Lightning Bolt Books: Earth in Danger Series. Lerner, 01/2022. 24pp. PLB $27.99. 978-1-7284-4144-3. PB $8.99. 978-1-7284-4797-1. ADDITIONAL. GRADES 2-3.
SERIES REVIEW: These early elementary titles introduce readers to various natural disasters which regularly affect humans and the planet. While two of the topics, volcanoes and earthquakes, are not weather-based; the other disaster topics are related to weather with climate change mentioned as contributing to bigger, stronger, more disastrous weather phenomena affecting millions of people around the world each year. Numerous color photographs, diagrams, and maps demonstrate the subject, while a few sentences on each page explain the disaster type. Each includes a brief page about a person or place that has been impacted by this type of disaster, but no picture accompanies the otherwise straightforward text. Titles include a short glossary, further readings, index, and a facts page and are good choices for updating disaster or weather phenomena titles.
Joshua Rees, Daly City Public Library