Explosive History of Volcanoes

Clive Gifford is the author of more than 150 children's books including Eye Benders, winner of the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, Royal Society-nominated Out of This World and Cool Technology which won the School Library Association Information Book Award. His book, The Colours of History, won the Blue Peter Book Awards' Best Book With Facts. He has travelled through 70 countries, run a computer games company and taken part in all manner of sports from parachuting and gliding to Ultimate Frisbee. Clive's official website can be found at www.clivegifford.co.uk

• 1: Explosive!;2: The Naked Volcano;3: Extinct ... Dormant ... Active;4: The Ring of Fire!;5: Eruption!;6: The Lava Files;7: Types of Volcano;8: Top of the Pops!;9: VEI 0;10: VEI 1 and VEI 2;11: VEI 3 and VEI 4;12: VEI 5 and VEI 6;13: VEI 7 and VEI 8;14: Hall of Flame;15: Vesuvius;16: Mount Tambora;17: Krakatau;18: Mount St Helens and Eyjafjallajokull;19: Living with Volcanoes;20: Made by Volcanoes;21: Scientists Save Lives!;22: Out of this World;23: Glossary;24: Further information;25: Index;