Bibliograph

The buried city of Pompeii, what it was like when Vesuvius exploded, by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrations by Greg Ruhl ; diagrams and maps by Jack McMaster ; historical consultant, Elizabeth Lyding Will ; photographs by Peter Christopher

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Label

The buried city of Pompeii, what it was like when Vesuvius exploded, by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrations by Greg Ruhl ; diagrams and maps by Jack McMaster ; historical consultant, Elizabeth Lyding Will ; photographs by Peter Christopher

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The buried city of Pompeii

Responsibility statement

by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrations by Greg Ruhl ; diagrams and maps by Jack McMaster ; historical consultant, Elizabeth Lyding Will ; photographs by Peter Christopher

Sub title

what it was like when Vesuvius exploded

Summary

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

Target audience

pre adolescent

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