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Escape from Pompeii
By Balit, Christina
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80507-324-9
- Publisher
- New York : Henry Holt, 2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2003
Gr 1-4 There really is no way to sugarcoat the loss and destruction that the eruption of Mount Vesuvius wrought in A.D. 79, and those children who thrive on disasters will get a taste of the effects of the inferno in this fictionalized account. The narrative follows the comings and goings of a boy and girl against the hustle and bustle of the Roman port. In stylized scenes rendered in blues and terra-cotta, Tranio notes the activity on the docks, at the forum, and...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
