"Find out about the different types of volcanoes and how they form. Learn how scientists monitor volcanic activity, and what makes some eruptions so much more destructive than others. Read about some of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history and their effects on the people and environment surrounding them."-- Provided by publisher.

What are volcanoes? -- The Earth's layers -- The ring of fire -- Eruption -- Mount Vesuvius -- Underwater volcanoes -- Volcanic rock -- Shapes of volcano -- Mount Fuji -- Mauna Loa -- Effects of volcanoes -- Eyjafjallajökull -- Krakatoa -- Living near volcanoes -- Predicting eruptions.