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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled BookWord Count: 159

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Written by Mike Stark

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

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What can you see at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park?

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Written by Mike Stark

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

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Table of Contents

A Volcano Wonderland . . . . . . . . 4

Volcanoes Form a Park . . . . . . . . . 5

An Amazing History . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Wildlife at the Volcanoes’ Edge . . 12

Enjoy—But Watch Your Step! . . . . 14

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park • Level H 4

A Volcano Wonderland

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

is on an island in Hawaii.

A national park is protected land.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Two famous volcanoes are in the park.

PACIFIC OCEAN

Kilauea

Mauna Loa

park border

PACIFIC OCEAN

Hawaii

ATLANTIC OCEAN

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Volcanoes Form a Park

A volcano begins with hot, melted

rocks deep in the Earth.

The rocks push up through

the ground.

Then the rocks cool.

Over time, the rocks build

up into volcanoes.

Inside a Volcano

lava

melted rock

volcano

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park • Level H 6

Two special volcanoes are in Hawaii

Volcanoes National Park.

Kilauea volcano

Mauna Loa volcano

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Leaping Lava

In 1959, one volcano shot lava higher in the air than the Eiffel Tower!

One volcano in the park

is very active.

A river of lava flows from one volcano.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park • Level H 8

Another volcano in the park

is very big.

One of the park’s volcanoes seen far away is covered in snow.

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An Amazing History

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

is 520 square miles (1 ,347 sq km).

People have come to see the

volcanoes for a long time.

A lava lake sits at the top of one volcano in the park.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park • Level H 10

The land became a national park

in 1916.

President Woodrow Wilson made the land a national park on August 1 , 1916.

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There are volcanoes

and lava tubes.

Lava tubes are big tunnels

under the ground.

People can walk through them.

A visitor walks through a lava tube in the park.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park • Level H 12

Wildlife at the Volcanoes’ Edge

Hundreds of animals are

protected in the park.

green caterpil lar

Hawaiian happy-face spiderapapane

nene

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Hundreds of plants are

protected in the park.

ohia lehua tree

fern silversword

mamane

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park • Level H 14

Enjoy—But Watch Your Step!

People can hike or camp

in the park.

The park is home to beautiful forests.

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When the volcanoes are active,

parts of the park close.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

is fun to visit.

Visitors see the park change before their eyes.

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park • Level H 16

Glossaryactive (adj.) in a state of activity (p. 7)

lava (n.) melted, liquid rock that

flows from an opening

in Earth’s surface (p. 11)

melted changed to a liquid as a

(adj.) result of heating (p. 5)

national An area of land protected

park (n.) by the government for its

history and natural beauty

(p. 4)

protected guarded from danger

(adj.) (p. 4)

tunnels (n.) underground passages

(p. 11)