Other editions of book Hill Of Fire

Every day was the same for Pablo's father. He woke up early every morning and ate the same thing for breakfast. Then he went to his field. Every night he was very tired. "Nothing ever happens," he said.Then one day it was different. Something happened to Pablo and his father that had never before happened to two people anywhere in the world: a hill of fire began to grow in their cornfield.For beginning readers, here is the exciting story of Paricutin, the volcano that erupted in Mexico in 1943. It is also the story of the brave and proud villagers who survived the catastrophe. Joan Sandin's magnificent illustrations were sketched at the volcano site.

Here is the exciting story of the eruption of Parícutin—the volcano in Mexico that burst from a farmer’s field and changed the lives of the people who lived nearby. ‘Will give readers understanding of a people and a good story based on fact.’ —SLJ. A Reading Rainbow Featured SelectionNotable 1971 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)