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Pompeii...Buried Alive!

by Edith Kunhardt Davis, Kunhardt · 1987

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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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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thissciencescienceMore like thisLess of thissocial sciencesocial scienceMore like thisLess of this
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ancient worldancient worldMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
childhoodchildhoodMore like thisLess of this
Setting
ancient historyancient historyMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 48 pages

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