Pompeii...Buried Alive!
Illus. in full color. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town...
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Illus. in full color. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town is rediscovered centuries later. A lively and factual glimpse of a devastating moment in history, in an accessible, attractive package."--Publishers Weekly.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394888668 (0394888669)
ASIN: 394888669
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Series: Step into Reading, Step 4
This book has the perfect amount of information for a basic introduction to Pompeii. It covers everything from how the citizens were unaware that Mount Vesuvius was a volcano, to the initial earthquakes, through the various stages of the eruption itself. It then goes on to tell how Pompeii was bur...
A decent early reader chapter book on the topic of Pompeii. I particularly liked the explanation and cross-section of the volcano as well as the depiction of the buried city.
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