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Field Trip to Volcano Island

Part of Field Trip Adventures

Author John Hare

Hardcover

$18.99 US

Holiday House | Margaret Ferguson Books

10.26"W x 9.75"H x 0.35"D | 16 oz | 30 per carton

On sale Feb 08, 2022 | 40 Pages | 9780823450428

Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3

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A wordless picture book adventure takes a group of students to visit a thrilling volcanic island.

Perfect for fans of Field Trip to the Moon, Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, and field trips in general!

John Hare’s rich, atmospheric art invites all children to imagine themselves in the story – a story full of surprises and adorable new friends.

The same students we met in Field Trip to the Moon and Field Trip to the Ocean Deep travel to a volcano island on a yellow school bus helicopter. When they get there, one student picks flowers as they hike to the top and then accidentally slips down a crater and can’t get out.

The student isn’t too worried--especially when he meets a lava monster and its children who are fascinated by the flowers. But when they touch them, they burn beyond recognition so the student teaches them how to make a vase using lava from a lava pit, fills it with water from a canteen, and they all sit back to enjoy the flower arrangement until help arrives and rescues the student.

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

Praise for previous books by John Hare

Field Trip to the Moon
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Horn Book Best Book of the Year
A Bank Street Best Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit

Field Trip to the Ocean Deep
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

★ "Hare’s impeccable illustrations tell a complete story. Text is not needed nor missed, and the result is a book that can live well beyond a prescribed age range. The careful observer will find plenty of fun details while fans of the previous books will recognize the child with the camera and the one with the sketchpad. The latest of Hare’s wordless tales follows a winning formula for a grand adventure that tucks a little SEL into the field trip. A must for all libraries."—School Library Journal, Starred Review

"Hare’s acrylic illustrations are textural and dynamic yet maintain a cartoonlike quality, thanks to solid character outlines and expressive body language. Fans of this robust, whimsical world of student-adventurers can only wonder—where to next?"—The Horn Book

John Hare is a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. His first book for children, Field Trip to the Moon, was a Golden Duck Notable Picture Book and an ALA Notable Picture Book. Its companion books are Field Trip to the Ocean Deep, also a Golden Duck Notable Picture Book, and Field Trip to Volcano Island, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. John lives in Gladstone, Missouri with his wife and two children. You can visit him at johnhareart.com.