"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 huge cloud of ash and rocks that fall from the sky like rain, will they have time...

The morning of August 24, AD 79, seemed like any other in the Roman city of Pompeii. So no one was prepared when the nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius suddenly erupted, spouting ash that buried the city and its inhabitants. The disaster left thousands dead, and Pompeii was no more than a memory for almost 1,700 years. In 1748, explorers rediscovered the port city with intact buildings and beautiful mosaics. This easy-to-read account is gripping and includes...

A simple retelling of the fateful days in 79 A.D. when Mt. Vesuvius erupted and the people in the ancient town of Pompeii perished.

A simple look at the tragedy in Pompeii.

"In graphic novel format, follows the adventures of Nickolas Flux as he travels back in time and must survive the eruption of Mount Vesuvius"-- Provided by publisher.

Examines the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 A.D. and the events surrounding the resulting burial of the city of Pompeii, Italy. Includes photographs, fact boxes, and further resources.

Explores the lives of the site's builders and the city's destruction, traces its discovery and scientific investigation, and discusses future study and conservation efforts of Pompeii.

Examines the history of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, exploring the city's ruins to discover how Romans lived their lives in the first century A.D.

This book tells the story of Pompeii, a city buried by a volcanic eruption.

"In skillfully intertwined storylines from the dawn of the twentieth century and the heyday of the Roman Empire, Tasha Alexander's bestselling series brings Lady Emily and her husband to Pompeii, where they uncover a recent crime in the ancient city. Some corpses lie undisturbed longer than others. But when Emily discovers a body hidden in plain sight amongst the ruins of Pompeii, she sets in motion a deadly chain of events that ties her future to...