This is a great resource book and detailed learning experience, one of a series of publications in a set called The Geo Detectives.
This one, Volcanoes and Earthquakes was an ARC I received via NetGalley, for an open and honest review.
It is pitched well, it is both entertaining and educational in content and engagement.
However, I found it jumpy and lacking a cohesion across both subjects. While the facts are clear and presented in accessible chunks it is this lack of continuity from one page to the next that to my mind clouded the learning outcomes.
The book tries to also introduce practical experiments to learn while having fun. They are clear in what is needed but seem overcomplicated and as a parent leaves me concerned over the residual mess afterwards. Without testing them out it would be discourteous to comment in detail or authority.
The book wins for me in that the topics are introduced in a profession manner. I would be interested to learn what a teacher or educator made of the publication. The links at the back for using in a classroom setting appear a little obvious and patronising. For adults though wanting to share with their kids serious issues that effect our environment and are often headlining our media this is a great start. It is a sharing book for me, not a tool-kit for younger children to get on with on their own.
Liked the glossary of terms and links to further reading via websites and where to learn more.
I recognise the passion of the authors and enjoyed the style of writing and illustrations. I would look out for more books in the series and feel confident to recommend them to others.

This book was educational and age appropriate it doesn’t bombard you with very big words so it’s a good learning tool for younger kids. The illustrations are bright and pop out. The activities are all related to what is being talked about and the tools are mostly Readily available in most households.

Review to come in the beginning of September to blog and Goodreads.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

OMG, I am absolutely dancing around that I got accepted for this book. I wish I could share this book with my 8-10 year old self, read it together. Back then I was a giant fan of books/stuff about volcanoes. These days I am still hyped whenever I see a book or series about volcanoes, but I don't think I can ever top the hype from when I was that age. OK, I may not have gotten that far given I am Dutch and my English when I was 8-10 was verrrrrrrrrrryyyyy limited as in a few words. But I am sure someone could have translated the book for me. Or I could have grabbed a dictionary. Or anything.

So here we are, following Ava and George as they go on a journey to exploring the world of volcanoes. I just loved the fact that detective skills are mentioned. Another thing I love, detectives. Eep!
It seems that Ava is the volcano expert and George is the one for earthquakes. Though later on they combine their forces and together tell us all about volcanoes. While on my ecopy the pages don't connect I am guessing (given how seamlessly the pages fit together if I flip) that they will in the real copy and then it becomes even more fun to read.

I didn't really read anything new, but I still had plenty of fun seeing how Ava and George explained the workings of earthquakes and volcanoes to everyone. It is very clear and easily to follow, and it is fun. I have read a few volcano books for kids that was just very dry and textbooky, but this one is playful and really grabs the reader by the hand to show them all the fun and wonderful things.

I was already wondering when we would see some more about earthquakes but that happens about 16 pages in the book! We learn about how earthquakes work, we read about famous (or would that be infamous) earthquakes, we also get information on tsunamis (which often happen after an earthquake).

The book is also filled with plenty of fun experiments to show how things happen. They aren't too hard to do so kids can experiment on their own, maybe only need to ask their parents to get some things. Later on there is also a quiz to see how much you remember from the book and what you learned. And at the end there is a glossary so you can check the words you learned again.

Oh, and tip. For the cookie at the first experiment? Maybe use tea or milk instead of just plain water. Afterwards you can just eat the cookie. Believe me cookie + normal water doesn't make it yummy.

The illustrations are just fabulous, it was definitely the second thing that made me press that request button very fast. It is really cute, fun, playful. Plus detailed.

All in all, I definitely want more Geo Detectives and I hope that these books will get translated to Dutch so my libraries can stock them. I am sure kids will absolutely devour these books and I would recommend this book to everyone.

I requested this book from Netgalley because my seven year old daughter is a huge fan of nature. I knew from the cover that this would be a fun read and I wasn't wrong! It actually taught my old self a few facts as well about the force of volcanoes and earthquakes. Although both are terrifying to me, they're absolutely fascinating and with the way the world is going in terms of global warming it's nice to see books like this to understand how they work, why they work, and the outcome.

The illustrations are absolutely adorable as well.

All in all this was a great read and it's going on my daughter's Christmas wishlist. Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for my fair and honest review.