Bodies from the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii | |
ISBN: 9780618473083 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Published: October 2005 Retail: $17.00 OUR PRICE: $3.09 You Save 82% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. Its 20,000 inhabitants lived in the shadow of Vesuvius, which they believed was nothing more than a mountain. But Vesuvius was a volcano. And on the morning of August 24, A.D. 79, Vesuvius began to erupt. Within twenty-four hours, the entire city of Pompeii--and many of its citizens--had been utterly annihilated. It was not until hundreds of years later that Pompeii saw daylight again, as archaeological excavations began to unearth what had been buried under layers of volcanic rubble. Digging crews expected to find buildings and jewelry and other treasures, but they found something unexpected, too: the imprints of lost Pompeiians, their deaths captured as if by photographic images in volcanic ash. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Ancient - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Europe - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Earthquakes & Volcanoes |
Dewey: 937.7 |
LCCN: 2004026553 |
Lexile Measure: 1120 |
BISAC category: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Ancient |
Target Grade/Age Group: Grade 4-6, Age 9-11 |
Grade level: Grade 4-6 |
Physical Information: 0.50" H x 50.00" L x 11.25" W |
Lexile Level: 1120 |
Bargain Category: Upper Elementary, Science, Reference, Nature, Middle School, History, Geography, Biographies |
Grade level(s): 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 103280 Reading Level: 8.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
Scholastic Reading Counts Info |
Quiz #: Q38643 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Grades 6-8 Point Value: 5.0 |