Mountain of Fire

Key Selling Points

• Introduces readers to the history, science and mythology of the world's most famous volcanoes.
• Mountain of Fire won the BolognaRagazzi Nonfiction Prize in 2022 in the original French language (as Monstres Sacrés) .
• There are more than 1,500 active volcanoes in the world today, including almost 200 in Canada and the United States. Some of these active volcanoes continue to be a threat, like Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, which grounded 100,000 flights in 2010, and Whakaari / White Island in Aotearoa, New Zealand, whose eruption led to the loss of lives in 2019.
• Julie Roberge is a volcanologist who has been studying volcanoes around the world for over 25 years and clearly explains the STEM themes behind how volcanoes work.
• Includes a world map of volcanoes and a glossary of important terms.