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In this extraordinary photographic essay, Patricia Lauber details the Mount St. Helens eruption and the years following in Volcano: Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helen's .
Through this clear accurate account, readers of all ages will share the awe of the scientists who witnessed both the power of the volcano and the resiliency of life.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 4-8 After the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, a number of fine books for young readers appeared which discussed at length this catastrophe, the devastation it created, and the geologic forces which caused it. Although providing less detail in these areas, Lauber brings the other titles up-to-date by describing the biological succession and geological changes which have since occurred at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument. This provides an excellent example of the interdependence of all plant and animal life. How the Earth itself creates new environments for living things which in turn reshape the Earth is demonstrated visually as well as verbally. The captioned high-quality color photographs are well-integrated with the text, superbly illustrating the written material. This volume is more suited to younger readers than the Aylesworths' The Mount St. Helens Disaster (Watts, 1983) and Goldner's Why Mount Saint Helens Blew Its Top (Dillon, 1981), and is more current. Meryl Silverstein, Meyer Levin Junior High School Library, Brooklyn (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
出版社周刊评论
Mount St. Helens's powerful explosions in 1980 shook the country for hundreds of miles; its destructive mudflow leveled whole forests, and left behind desolate landscapes. Almost from the moment the volcano quieted down, there has been a slow but steady return of life to the mountain. With Lauber's taut prose and well-edited photographs, the reader relives the eruption and healing. The author begins with scientists' predictions, 123 years before the volcano blew; documents the actual blast; then traces the surviving plant, animal and insect life which continue to develop to this day. Lauber also explains how these survivors created a base on which other life forms could take hold. The full-color photos allow readers to observe the contrasts caused by the eruptions: a peaceful lake becomes a lunar mudhole, green plants grow stubbornly out of cracks in the hard crust. The bookand Mount St. Helensstand as testimony to the tenacity of life. This is a magnificent, awe-inspiring work. (8-11) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Kirkus评论
Before opening this splendid record, prepare to be absorbed by the dramatic account of the eruption, intrigued by the variety of lite that survived or quickly colonized the devastated area, and dazzled by the stunning color photos that dominate nearly every page. The simply worded text describes the natural events--200 mph blasts of steam, the ""stone wind"" that toppled and sandblasted large trees, mudflows thick enough to rip out steel bridges--that converted a verdant area to a wasteland aptly compared to the moon's surface. Before-and-after photos show how great a change was wrought. Recovery began almost immediately with the appearance of fire-fungi and fireweed, insects and burrowing mammals, airborne spiders and seeds. Lauber shows how this recovery has involved rebuilding a complex web of interdependencies: deer tracks break through the ash to make a seedbed for the grasses and flowers that feed and shelter pollinating insects, and so on. Although more distant or long-range effects of the eruption are not described, this exemplary science book should have a large-scale effect on its readers. Index. Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Insightful text and photographs document the damage and slow rebirth of a mountain following a volcanic eruption. A 1987 Newbery Honor Book. (Ag 86)