Key Selling Points Introduces readers to the history, science and mythology of the world's most famous volcanoes. Mountain of Fire won the BolognaRagazzi Nonfiction Prize in 2022 in the original French language (as Monstres Sacrés). There are more than 1,500 active volcanoes in the world today, including almost 200 in Canada and the United States. Some of these active volcanoes continue to be a threat, like Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland, which grounded 100,000 flights in 2010,