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I survived volume 10
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English
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In Pompeii in AD 79, eleven-year-old slave boy Marcus runs away with his father, who has been sold to become a gladiator, and they escape to Vesuvius, only to return to the city the following morning to warn the inhabitants of the coming eruption.
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English
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The morning of August 24, 79 A.D., seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano, Mount Vesuvius, suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead, and Pompeii was no more than a memory for almost 1,700 years. In 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful mosaics. This easy-to-read account is gripping and...
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English
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BESTSELLER - "Terrific... gripping... A literally shattering climax." — The New York Times Book Review
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii.
But the carefree...
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empire’s richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, enjoying the last days of summer. The world’s largest navy lies peacefully at anchor in Misenum. The tourists are spending their money in the seaside resorts of Baiae, Herculaneum, and Pompeii.
But the carefree...
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
119 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
What was it like to be a gladiator? How many people died in the destruction of Pompeii? How did Roman children spend their days? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Ancient Rome and Pompeii. This is the nonfiction companion to Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House #13).
7) Pompeii
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Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
24 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Amazing photography accompanies engaging information about Pompeii. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
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Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Some corpses lie undisturbed longer than others. But when Emily discovers a body hidden in plain sight amongst the ruins of Pompeii, she sets in motion a deadly chain of events that ties her future to the fate of a woman whose story had been lost for nearly two thousand years. Emily and her husband, Colin Hargreaves, have accompanied her dear friend Ivy Brandon on a trip to Pompeii. When they uncover a corpse and the police dismiss the murder as...
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Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
2000.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations, map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and how its rediscovery nearly 1700 years later provided information about life in the Roman Empire.
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Series
Magic tree house volume 13
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
74 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash.
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Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[1997]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the steward of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.
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Series
Roman mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2002, 2001.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
173 pages : map, plans ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster.
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Series
Roman mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
161 pages : maps ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
At a refugee camp following the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius which buried Pompeii, Flavia and her friends discover that children are disappearing and a very powerful citizen might be involved.
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