Buried City of Pompeii: What It Was Like When Vesuvius Exploded [School & Library Binding]

Shelley Tanaka (Author)

Book Description

On Aug. 24, A.D. 79, a column of fiery ash & pumice shot into the air from the top of Mt. Vesuvius in Italy. By the next day, the nearby Roman city of Pompeii was buried. More than 1,800 years later archaeologists excavated one of the city's most luxurious houses. Inside were the skeletons of two people: a steward with a leather purse & a seal that said his name was Eros & that he worked for one of the most important families in Pompeii; & a young girl with a bronze ring. This is their story. With fascinating text & splendid color photos & accurate illus., this book recreates the lost world of this buried Roman city & describes how Eros might have lived & how he came to die in his master's house. Also describes the ongoing scientific study of Pompeii.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Colorful photographs of modern Pompeii mix with illustrations, paintings, maps, and text to describe what one man might have been doing on that fateful day."  —School Library Journal

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About the Author

Shelley Tanaka is an award-winning children’s book editor and the author of Amelia Earhart, Mummies: The Newest, Coolest & Creepiest from Around the World, and On Board the Titanic, as well as several other books in the I Was There series. She lives in Kingston, Ontario. Greg Ruhl is the illustrator of Westward with Columbus and an adaption of Little Women. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: Bt Bound (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 061336242X
• ISBN-13: 978-0613362429
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,276,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)