Escape from Pompeii

by Christina Balit

Book Overview

Travel back in time to view the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the Roman Empire.

Join Tranio, the son of an actor, and his friend Livia, the baker's daughter, in witnessing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Tranio, like most Roman boys, likes to watch whatever is going on: tradesmen selling their goods, ships unloading their exotic cargoes, politicians making speeches in the forum. But one hot August day a very different scene...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845070593
• ISBN13: 9781845070595
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Ltd
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 9.7" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4