Mount St. Helens is a master of disguises, adept at sending out false clues. Can anyone figure out what's going on with this active volcano in Washington State? This illustrated book presents a wealth of easily digested information — covering underground gases, earthquakes, infrared measurements, bumps on earth's surface, and other factors — to help the budding Sherlock Holmes crack the case. With sidebars about the latest gadgets and gizmos, youngsters learn about volcanology while having fun.

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You can use this book in your classroom

As an after school teacher with elementary school students, I find it can be very difficult to engage my students in anything academic. I have used Will It Blow? as the basis for a few of my classroom activities with great success. In the book, kids are challenged to solve the mysteries of Mount St. Helens' latest eruption by becoming "volcano detectives" themselves. The book's subject and approach inspires many different kinds of discussions with my students. We've talked about anything from local geography, history, and current eruption activity to volcano science and how the scientific method can be like detective work. The interviews with USGS scientists encouraged my fifth graders to think of how science works in the "real world" and the hands-on activities described in the book were fun for my second graders (though next time I'll be doing the "Soda Bottle Volcano" outdoors!). I find it to be just a great book for working with kids, for making them aware of the world in their backyard, and getting them excited about science.
January 23, 2008

ONE OF THE BEST

FUN FILLED, EXCITING, AND INTERESTING. LEARN SCIENCE WHILE BEING A DETECTIVE. CREATIVE - ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS.
December 05, 2007

A perfect addition to elementary school science class curriculums

Nicely enhanced with the colored artistry of K.E. Lewis, "Will It Blow?: Become A Volcano Detective At Mount St. Helens" by Elizabeth Rusch is an ideal introduction to vulcanism from students age 6 and older. While its been more than 25 years since the last eruption of Mount St Helena, it is still emitting steam and pushing up a wall of lava. "Will It Blow?" will enable children to understand the inner workings of a volcano and learn that science is a lot like detective work and become able to put together the 'clues' to determine the answer to such questions as whether or not the visitors that flock to view the volcano from five miles away at Johnston Ridge are in danger; could airplanes and helicopters flying over Mount St. Helena be in danger from having volcanic ash clog their engines; could the houses and cabins in the valley below the volcano be swept away? As engaging and entertaining as it is informed and informative, "Will It Blow?" is a perfect addition to elementary school science class curriculums and highly recommended for use by home-schooling parents.
October 07, 2007

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