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Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The morning of August 24, AD 79, 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 includes...
Author
Series
I survived volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
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Follows the experiences of a young boy who struggles to escape the catastrophic A.D. 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
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Series
Flashback Four volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Sent back in time to 79 AD, on a mission to photograph the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the Flashback Four race to get their picture.
Author
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The archaeological site of Pompeii offers us a tantalizing glimpse into life during the ancient Roman Empire. In Explore 360° Pompeii, readers get to see this remarkable city like never before. They will discover a vivid account of everyday life in Pompeii, with a close-up look at the spectacular buildings and artifacts found there. ...[T]he accompanying CD-ROM takes you on a virtual 3D tour of the city, where you can explore the magnificent Forum,...
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English
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Pompeii is the most famous archaeological site in the world, visited by more than two million people each year. Yet it is also one of the most puzzling, with an intriguing and sometimes violent history.
Destroyed by Vesuvius in 79 CE, the ruins of Pompeii offer the best evidence we have of life in the Roman Empire. But the eruptions are only part of the story. In The Fires of Vesuvius, acclaimed historian Mary Beard makes sense of the remains. She...
10) Pompeii
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Explore history without the confines of time or distance. Dr. Isabel Soto is an archaeologist and world explorer with the skills to go wherever and whenever she needs to research history, solve a mystery, or rescue colleagues in trouble. Readers join Izzy on her journeys and gain knowledge about historical places, eras, and cultures on the way.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Uses a fictionalized account of the life of the stewart 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
Language
English
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Two thousand years ago, disaster struck the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. When Mount Vesuvius erupted, a deadly cloud of superheated ash, rock, and gas descended on the city and its terrified people. Pompeii lay buried and forgotten for centuries. The thick layer of volcanic ash acted like a time capsule, preserving homes, temples, human remains, and even food. What secrets did this lost city hold? Explore the science being used to solve Pompeii's...
14) Pompeii
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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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"--
15) Pompeii
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Language
English
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Description
Mystery, mummies, buried treasure, and big thrills lead archaeologists to exciting site around the world. Join them in Digging Up the Past! From discovery to excavation, explore the story of each dig. Learn who the important leaders were and what techniques they used. Investigate how their findings have changed our understanding of history. Delve into these dicoveries and uncover secrets of the past!-- From cover.
16) Curses and smoke
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
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Tagus is a medical slave who wants be a gladiator, Lucia is the daughter of Tag's owner and betrothed to an older man, and the two teenagers are in love with each other--but it is the year 79 and soon Vesuvius will alter their lives forever.
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Language
English
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"A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history--and figure out why people abandoned them. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the...
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the design, economy, food and drink, homes, gardens, culture, destruction, and ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the two cities buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
Author
Series
I survived volume 10
Language
English
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Description
The beast beneath the mountain is restless...
No one in the bustling city of Pompeii worries when the ground trembles beneath their feet. The beast under the mountain Vesuvius, high above the city, wakes up angry sometimes -- and always goes back to sleep.
But Marcus is afraid. He knows something is terribly wrong -- and his father, who trusts science more than mythical beasts, agrees. When Vesuvius explodes into a cloud of fiery ash and rocks fall...