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Chasing eruptions how volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft helped save 60,000 lives--but lost their own

"This beautiful biography in verse is about two French scientists who changed what we know about volcanoes. Katia, a curious girl who collected pebbles and dreamed of escaping her small town, grew up just a few miles away from Maurice, a boy who knew more about rocks and minerals than his own teache...

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Main Author: Manley, Curtis (Author)
Other Authors: Roy, Katherine (Illustrator) (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2026]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Krafft, Katia > Juvenile nonfiction.
Krafft, Maurice > Juvenile nonfiction.
Volcanologists > Biography > Juvenile nonfiction.
Volcanoes > Juvenile nonfiction.
Volcanological research > Juvenile nonfiction.
Volcanologists > Biography.
Adventure stories.
Children's stories.
Novels in verse.
Biographical poetry.
Biographies.
Poetry.
Illustrated works.
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Table of Contents:
  • The last day
  • Young Katia
  • Young Maurice
  • Katia and the Wall of Death
  • Their dreams on the screen
  • Katia, teaching
  • Maurice and friends
  • Maurice and Katia
  • First expedition
  • On TV
  • Katia and the gas analyzer
  • Honeymoon on a volcano
  • The lake of acid
  • Survivor stories : Krakatau
  • The child of Krakatau
  • The town that fought a volcano
  • Survivor stories : Heimaey
  • The town that fought lava with water
  • Going on tour
  • The exploration prize
  • Failure!
  • After the big blast
  • Seeing volcanoes
  • At home (sometimes)
  • A present, a photo
  • Maurice-and-Katia
  • The buried city- and the idea survivor stories : Nevado del Ruiz
  • Meeting with an ash flow
  • The plan
  • The burned city
  • Survivor stories : Mount PeleĢe
  • The strangest lava
  • The hazards video
  • A sudden change of plans
  • The day before
  • The last day
  • The warning that worked
  • Photos
  • Author's note
  • Volcanic hazards from the Kraffts' video
  • Different lavas, different eruptions, different volcanoes
  • How volcanologists study volcanoes today
  • Observatories and volcanologists
  • Honoring the Kraffts
  • Maurice's dream.

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