I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (i Survived #10)
Scholastic Inc. · Paperback · August 26, 2014
The beast beneath the mountain is restless...
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- Who it’s for
- Pompeii’s final hours bring ancient history close through a child’s fear and a volcano’s force.
- Themes
- Volcanic destruction, Survival and escape, Science versus mythical beliefs
- Pacing
- Fast
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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.
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When Vesuvius explodes into a cloud of fiery ash and rocks fall from the sky like rain, will they have time to escape -- and survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?
History at the Brink
Pompeii’s final hours bring ancient history close through a child’s fear and a volcano’s force.
Come here for
- Ancient Pompeii seen through a child’s fear
- The tension between scientific trust and mythical explanations
Expect
- Mount Vesuvius, ash, and falling rocks at the center
- A close-up view of Pompeii facing catastrophe
Where it sits
| Survival Stories | 72% |
|---|---|
| Disasters & Natural Hazards | 62% |
| Ancient Civilizations | 54% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Ancient Civilizations
- Historical Europe
- Friendship
- Authors
- Lauren Tarshis
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- August 26, 2014
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Volcanic destruction · Survival and escape · Science versus mythical beliefs
- Reading lane
- Ancient Civilizations
Book 10 in the i Survived series.