pompeii (extinct city)

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in southern Italy in 79 A.D. is perhaps the most famous disaster in world history. Young readers make decisions and determine their own survival by joining the inhabitants of Pompeii in the days and hours before and after the devastation in Decide and Survive: Destruction of Pompeii. Don't forget: YOU, the reader, are in the driver's seat! This time, you're eleven-year-old Quentus, a Roman scribe and slave who's tasked with saving civilization, and himself, from a huge obstacle'a live volcano!.

Reconstructs Rome and Pompeii as they were 2,000 years ago. With computer graphics, see the Coliseum, the Roman forum and Circus Maximus. Then, watch Nero's Rome ablaze and Vesuvius's devastation of Pompeii.

Describes the eruptions of Mt. Vesuvius and the resulting destruction of the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, and draws from archaeological evidence to analyze Roman lifestyles.

"Ash rained down like burning snowflakes. There was nowhere to run and hide for the residents of Pompeii after Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 CE. Follow along with the true story of a doomed city pummeled with pumice and molten rock. Then, review what you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed history you remember"--Provided by publisher.

"Strange things have been happening in Pompeii. Tremors have been rocking the countryside, ash has been falling from the sky, animals have been behaving strangely. Marcus is worried that something terrible is about to happen. And one day, he is proven right."--OCLC.

Embarking on her school's archaeological trip to Pompeii while obsessed with finding the mythical Vase of Venus Aurelia, Margot uses a diary written a century before as her guide, which leads to a romance that defies time and could lead to her ruin.

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.

During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, Marcus struggles to escape. In graphic novel format.

Twelve-year-old Paulina is delivering bread to her new friend Fabia's home when the air begins to fill with smoke and ash. Mount Vesuvius is erupting! Fabia's father leaves to help fellow Pompeii residents evacuate, telling the girls to make their way to the port where they can board boats to escape. But Paulina cannot leave her family behind. The two girls make their way through the city, helping others where they can. Will they escape the volcano disaster and be reunited with their loved ones? In graphic novel format.

Explores the extinct city of Pompeii, including the history, what happened to it, and more.