Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6-7, 7-8, 8-9 or 9-10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. LIVEWIRE INVESTIGATES is a series of thrilling accounts of dream careers, sports and extreme sports, disasters and catastrophes, strange mysteries, and the natural world. LIVEWIRE INVESTIGATES VOLCANOES explains the science of volcanoes as well as covering the history of famous volcanoes around the world.

 

This book is part of a book series called Livewire Investigates .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 2005 by Hodder Education .