Volcano Fiction

When Orange decides he needs to improve his Spanish skills, he and Jes head for Central America. A nervous little chihuahua begs them to help her find the Tacos Dorados, and the search takes them across Nicaragua. Together they encounter excitement, danger, and a little bit of Spanish vocabulary as they journey down the Rio San Juan. Laugh and learn with Jes and Orange in the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes.

The forest animals are surprised when a volcano suddenly explodes, covering the land in gritty, warm ash and rocks that make it unlivable for many plants and animals. Gopher survives in his underground burrow with food to eat. How does Gopher help bring life back to the mountain?

Chisel's Crazy Great Summer continues as he searches for clues to the mystery in the jungles of Volcano Island. He must escape from savage monkeys and a swamp monster. And to his surprise, he will find trees that grow feathers, an erupting volcano, more diamonds than he can ever use, a secret he will discover that is the biggest in the world, and that he might have to stay on the island for the rest of his life...and much more....

Im Jahr 79 n. Chr. erlebt Pompeji ein Inferno: Die Erde spuckt Feuer. Steine und Asche regnen vom Himmel...

All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman Empire's richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. Only one man is worried. The engineer Marius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct that brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay. Springs are failing for the first time in generations. His predecessor has disappeared.

Tenerife, il vulcano, e una compagnia di aspiranti scrittori, registi e attori. Chiara, trascinata dalla madre e da un'amica, partecipa ad un seminario residenziale di cinema, di cui è appassionata. per Chiara, Stefania,Martina, Vieri, l'insegnante di sceneggiatura, e Giovanni, allievo attore, sarà l'occasione di incontrare se stessi, oltre che alcuni stereotipi maschili e femminili, come Rossella O'Hara, e Don Giovanni. Una vacanza agrodolce e tenera, in cui il tempo viene dilatato dalla presenza del vulcano.

On May 12, 1924, a park forest ranger notices rocks out of place near the mouth of the Kilauea Volcano. On Sunday, May 18, the ground splits open - rocks, fire, and ash fill the sky, and those who chose not to evacuate are in a fight for their lives. Lucy Dillow, daughter of the local pastor, enjoys her days of ministering to Hawaii's friendly people and teaching their young in a simple one-room schoolhouse. When the order arrives to evacuate because of the uncertainty of the volcano, she decides to stay behind with her family in case they are needed, and to keep a journal of the volcano's activity.

Los animales del bosque están sorprendidos cuando la montaña explota repentinamente, cubriendo la tierra en cenizas rocosas, calientes y en piedras que hacen imposible la supervivencia para muchas plantas y animales. La tuza sobrevive en su madriguera subterranean con comida para alimentarse. ¿Cómo ayuda la tuza a que la montaña se recupere?

Ten-year-old Rolf Arneson from Minnesota visits Iceland. During his stay he meets an Icelandic girl named Frida who introduces him to a world of magic, folklore, glaciers and erupting volcanoes. Learn how they work together to save a small town about to be destroyed by a volcanic eruption.

Ambientada en el Nápoles del siglo XVIII y basada en las vidas de sir William Hamilton, su famosa mujer, Emma, y lord Nelson, acompañados por muchas de las grandes figuras del momento, esta novela histórica poco convencional, firmada por una de las grandes pensadoras del siglo, nos habla del sexo y la revolución, del destino natural, del arte y de la obsesión del coleccionista, pero, sobre todo, del amor.

Viki è un piccolo vulcano che non riesce a sfiatare fumo e fiamme come gli altri. Questa cosa lo rattrista moltissimo. I suoi amici gli dicono di avere pazienza: quando sarà grande le cose cambieranno. Ma lui sa che non è così. Un giorno, finalmente, Viki viene scosso da terribili tremori e, con un boato tremendo, dalla sua gola salta fuori un macigno: eccolo diventato come gli altri, si dice. È stremato ma felicissimo. E invece...

Aunque el mensaje que Bulwer-Lytton trata de transmitir en su novela, de que la erupcion que destruyo a Pompeya en los primeros anos de nuestra era, lo merecian por tratarse de una sociedad corrupta, puede ser discutible, nadie duda de lo emocionante de este romance historico.

Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed.

When Andrew, an American medical student, decides to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with a group of international travelers, he’s looking forward to the adventure. But when the climb takes an unexpected turn, it forces the climbers to confront their deepest fears—and each other. In the middle of the night, just a few hours from the summit, Barry, one of Andrew’s fellow climbers, becomes deathly ill. As the only one with medical expertise, Andrew feels responsible for Barry’s fate.

When Walt and his family relocate to Blackbird Bay, Walt thinks it’s the most boring place on earth. While his twin sister, Van, likes to spend her time skateboarding, Walt prefers to hide out in his room and work on his beloved map world, Djaruba. But shortly after their arrival, Walt discovers something extraordinary: He has the ability to make maps come to life.

The Kingdom of Lyrica was once warm and thriving, kept safe by the Firebird, whose feather and song was a blessing of peace and prosperity. But the Firebird disappeared, and Lyrica is now terrorised by the evil Spectress who wields her powers from within a volcano. All that remains is a mysterious message scrawled on the castle wall in the Queen’s own hand: Wind. Woman. Thief.

Es Día de Muertos y Geoffrey Firmin pasea por las cantinas de Quauhnáhuac mientras dos volcanes, el Popocatépetl y el Iztaccíhuatl, se asoman como trágico recordatorio de la crisis que tiene con Yvonne, quien acaba de regresar a México como último recurso para evitar la caída de su matrimonio y de Firmin, su esposo.

Join Asva, an eight-year-old with a penchant for adventure as he goes on a surprise trip to Hawaii with his travel blogger parents. With the help of a local, Hale and his granddaughter Malia, Asva learns about the legendary Volcano Goddess - Pele, and explores hidden paths to the crater of an active volcano. But the story takes an unexpected turn when Asva takes something that doesn’t belong to him.

Kai Cooke comes to the Volcano House for his strangest case yet - protecting the CEO of a geothermal venture from the wrath of Pele, legendary goddess of volcanoes. Rex Ransom is here in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park to attend the funeral for his second employee to die mysteriously in Pele’s domain. His wife sees a pattern and fears that Rex, having offended Pele by drilling in her sacred rainforest, is next. Kai is not so sure.