Name: I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 (i Survived #10)
ISBN: 9780545459396

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

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

Book Details

Authors: Lauren Tarshis
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: August 26, 2014
Format: Paperback
Theme: Natural Disasters · 21st-Century U.S. Stories
Reading lane: Natural Disasters

Series

Book 10 in the i Survived series.

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Publisher Categories

Ancient Civilizations
Historical Europe
Friendship

About This Book

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. When Vesuvius explodes into a cloud of fiery ash and rocks fall from the sky like rain, wil...

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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. 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?