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Pompeii
By Sonneborn, Liz
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-82257-505-4
- Publisher
- Minneapolis : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2008
Gr 5-8 These clearly written titles are illustrated with large photographs and period artwork, and the pages are broken up with text boxes featuring quotes and interesting anecdotes. Through them, readers learn about the tedium, excitement, and danger of archaeological digs. The emphasis is on the excavations rather than the cultures themselves. "Palenque" begins with John Stephens's and Frederick Catherwood's visit to this Mayan site in 1840; their subsequent book introduced it to the world. The remaining chapters describe the excavations by Alberto Ruz Lhuillier, a Mexican archaeologist, i...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Each volume begins with a snapshot look at life in the title city, then moves on to detail the first excavations at its site. Important figures involved in the historical digs ar...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
