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Magic tree house. Original series volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Their magic tree house takes Annie and Jack to Pompeii just as Vesuvius is about to erupt, and they must find a Roman scroll before everything is covered with burning ash.
Author
Series
I survived volume 10
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, one boy struggles to escape. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times? In this thrilling addition to the bestselling I SURVIVED series, readers are taken back to antiquity with a young boy trying to escape as the giant Mount Vesuvius erupts. Does he have what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii?" -- summary from amazon.com.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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Jinkies! A spooky spirit is haunting the buried city of Pompeii. It's up to Scooby-Doo and Mystery Inc. to solve the case. Readers join the gang as they explore the ancient city, learn about the Romans who called Pompeii home, and discover what happened that fateful day that changed everything.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
What was it like to be a gladiator? How many people died in the destruction of Pompeii? How did Roman children spend their days? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Ancient Rome and Pompeii. This is the nonfiction companion to Vacation Under the Volcano (Magic Tree House #13).
7) Pompeii
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 16
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When the aqueduct that brings fresh water to thousands of people around the bay of Naples fails, Roman engineer Marius Primus heads to the slopes of Mount Vesuvius to investigate, only to come face to face with an impending catastrophe.
8) Pompeii
Pub. Date
2014
Description
Set in 79 A.D., Pompeii tells the epic story of Milo, a slave turned invincible gladiator who finds himself in a race against time to save his true love Cassia, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant who has been unwillingly betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator. As Mount Vesuvius erupts in a torrent of blazing lava, Milo must fight his way out of the arena in order to save his beloved as the once magnificent Pompeii crumbles around him.
Author
Series
I survived volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
A young boy tries to escape as the giant Mount Vesuvius erupts, and he must determine if he has what it takes to survive the epic destruction of Pompeii.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
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...
Author
Series
I survived volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2
Description
During the infamous eruption of Mount Vesuvius, one boy struggles to escape. Can he survive the most devastating disaster of ancient times?
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Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Cartoons and facts combine to describe the Italian city of Pompeii, discussing the 62 AD earthquake, daily life of its people, customs, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and the eighteenth-century excavation of the area.
Pub. Date
2006
Description
In the year 79 AD, the ancient seaside city of Pompeii was buried beneath a mountain of volcanic ash and pumice when nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius furiously erupted. More than two thousand of Pompeii's citizens lost their lives. For almost 1,700 years, until its rediscovery in 1748, Pompeii lay hidden - a city and its people suspended in time. Now we can see the streets and buildings almost as they were on the day Pompeii died- an incredible snapshot...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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"The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE is perhaps the best known eruption in history. Although it was neither history's most powerful eruption nor its deadliest, this event left an indelible mark by encasing the Italian city of Pompeii in ash and rock. Frozen in time, the remnants of Pompeii's buildings, streets, and residents are a permanent and moving reminder of nature's unpredictable power."
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Pub. Date
℗♭2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Tagus is a medical slave who wants be a gladiator, Lucia is the daughter of Tag's owner and betrothed to an older man, and the two teenagers are in love with each other--but it is the year 79 and soon Vesuvius will alter their lives forever.