1. Volcanoes Nature’s Incredible Fireworks By: David L. Harrison
Genre: Expository nonfiction:
Gives facts and information

2. Words to know beneath buried chimney earthquakes fireworks force
trembles
volcanoes

3. More Words to Know Crevice – a crack in Earth’s surface
Collide – to crash into one another
Lava – hot, melted rock that flows onto Earth’s surface from deep inside Earth

4. Beneath
in a lower place; under; below

5. Buried
Covered up; hidden

6. Chimney
A tall, hollow column, usually made of brick, to carry away smoke from a fireplace or furnace

7. Earthquakes
Violent shaking or shifting motion of the ground caused by the sudden movement of rock far beneath Earth’s surface

8. Fireworks
Firecrackers and other things that make a loud noise or go up high in the air and burst in a shower of stars and sparks

9. Force
Power; strength

10. Trembles
Moves with a quick shaking motion

11. Volcanoes
Hills or mountains built up by lava and ash around an opening in Earth’s crust

12. Let’s Practice!

13. Many places in the world have , or a violent shaking of the ground.

14. Earthquakes

15. The of an earthquake is so powerful that tall buildings sometimes fall to the ground.

16. Force

17. The had lots and lots of lava flowing from its opening.

18. Volcano

19. During an earthquake the ground , or shakes very quickly.

20. Trembles

21. I saw smoke coming from the at the top of their house
I saw smoke coming from the at the top of their house. They must have a fire in the fireplace.

22. Chimney

23. There are plates that shift way down the Earth’s surface that cause an earthquake to happen.

24. Beneath

25. The on the fourth of July were very colorful in the night sky.

26. Fireworks

27. The car was in the snow after the terrible blizzard we had yesterday.

28. Buried

29. Let’s listen to our story!