Summary: How did the Earth transform from a hot ball of molten rock and metal into the planet that we call home? How did our continents and oceans grow? Where did our great mountain ranges come from? The geological processes that have shaped our world have also influenced the way humans have populated the planet. From the Great Lakes to Iceland, the San Andreas Fault to Krakatoa, this series reveals the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Arts and Entertainment Network 2009
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV HOWCharman, Katrina
Summary: A parakeet, a rhinoceros, and a tiger must team up to survive the catastrophic eruption of Krakatoa.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHAYarbro, Chelsea Quinn
Summary: In the sixth century, the vampire Saint-Germain finds his life at risk after a volcanic eruption destroys the island of Krakatoa and the world targets vampires as the source of destruction.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Tor Books 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC YARSummary: Using dramatic recreations and CGI, the program brings the May 20, 1883, volcanic eruption to life. The massive eruption reduced the Indonesian island of Krakatoa to a third of its former size and sent waves that reportedly topped 100 feet high crashing onto Asian shores, killing 36,000. Portions of the program tie the resulting tsunami destruction to the December 26, 2004, tsunami.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Du Bois, William Pn̈e
Summary: Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 1986
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC DUBCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FICTION DU BWinchester, Simon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003