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What was Pompeii? / by Jim O'Connor ; illustrated by John Hinderliter.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What was--?Description: 105 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780448479071
  • 0448479079
  • 9780606341554 (Turtleback Books)
  • 0606341552 (Turtleback Books)
  • 9781480638129 (Paw Prints)
  • 1480638129 (Paw Prints)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 937.72 OCO
Contents:
What was Pompeii? -- Eyewitness -- What is a volcano? -- A buried city -- Discoveries -- More discoveries -- Shopping in Pompeii -- Rich and poor, side by side -- Public places -- Going to the theater -- Blood sport -- Cleaning up -- Herculaneum -- Pompeii today.
Summary: 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 photos of the ruins.
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Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-back corner G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 937.72 OCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4008538
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932 HOO Where are the Great Pyramids? / 936.2 KEL Where is Stonehenge? / 937.6 OCO Where is the Colosseum? / 937.72 OCO What was Pompeii? / 940.53 DEM What was D-Day? / 940.54 BUC Who were the Navajo Code Talkers? / 940.54 DEM What was Pearl Harbor? /

Includes bibliographical references (page 104) and filmography (page 105).

What was Pompeii? -- Eyewitness -- What is a volcano? -- A buried city -- Discoveries -- More discoveries -- Shopping in Pompeii -- Rich and poor, side by side -- Public places -- Going to the theater -- Blood sport -- Cleaning up -- Herculaneum -- Pompeii today.

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 photos of the ruins.

Ages 8-12

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