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La tuza al rescate. La recuperación de un volcán

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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? Los científicos pasan años observando el regreso de la vida a la montaña siguiendo la erupción volcánica de Mount St. Helens el 18 de mayo de 1980. Esta historia de ficción está basada en las sorprendentes observaciones de cómo la vida regresa a una área que ha sido totalmente cambiada o destruída.

English Description:

Forest animals are shocked when the mountain suddenly explodes, covering the earth in hot, rocky ash and stones that make survival impossible for many plants and animals. The gopher survives in its underground burrow with food to feed on. How does gopher help the mountain recover? Scientists spend years watching the return of life to the mountain following the Mount St. Helens volcanic eruption on May 18, 1980. This fictional story is based on the startling observations of how life returns to an area that has been totally changed or destroyed.

Publishing Details

Author : Terry Catasús Jennings

Illustrator : Laurie OKeefe

Type of Spanish : Translated

Physical Details

Type of Book: Picture

Cover: Softcover

Pages: 32

Year Published: 2012

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 2nd

Genre: Fiction

Sub-Genre: Fiction

Theme: Science, Nature, Animals, Environment

Lesson Plan Link: Link