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The last girls of Pompeii
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Kathryn Lasky |
In Pompeii, in the summer of A.D. 79, Julia and Sura appear to lead opposite lives. Julia is the daughter of a wealthy ship-builder; Sura is an orphan. Julia bears the Curse of Venus—a withered arm; … |
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Lost city of Pompeii
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Dorothy Hinshaw Patent |
Describes the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and how its rediscovery nearly 1700 years later provided information about life in the Roman Empire. |
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Curses and smoke
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Vicky Alvear Shecter |
Tagus is a medical slave who wants be a gladiator, Lucia is the daughter of Tag's owner and betrothed to an older man, and the two teenagers are in love with each other--but it is the year 79 and soo… |
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Pompeii
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Sue Reid |
It's August AD 78 and Claudia is at the Forum in Pompeii. It's a day of strange encounters and even odder portents. When the ground shakes Claudia is convinced it is a bad omen. What does it all mean… |
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Day of the Dragon King
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Macarena Salas,Mary Pope Osborne,Sal Murdocca,Bartomeu Seguí i Nicolau |
The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon… |
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Bodies from the ash
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James M. Deem |
Details the events that occurred when Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried Pompeii in 79 A.D., focusing on how this information was deduced from the skeletons found by archaeologists at the site. In anc… |
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Disaster!
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Richard Platt,Richard Bonson,Richard Bonson |
Documents some of the most devastating events in world history, including natural disasters, accidents, and plagues. |
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The buried city of Pompeii
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Shelley Tanaka |
This is a fictional first-hand account of the buried city of Pompeii and what it was like when Vesuvius exploded -- Publisher. |
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Pompeya
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Harris, Robert |
In charge of the Aqua Augusta, Marius Primus, a Roman engineer, is sent to repair it before the springs run dry and discovers a power far greater than the Roman Empire. |
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Volcano
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Mick Roszel |
Learn about how Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D. and buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum, killing most of the residents. |
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The destruction of Pompeii
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Mike Rosen |
Describes the destruction of Pompeii by the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79 and what its rediscovery and excavation has revealed about daily life in the Roman Empire. |
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Escape from Pompeii
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Christina Balit |
When Mount Vesuvius erupts in 79 A.D., Tranio and his friend Livia flee from their homes in Pompeii, Italy, and run to the harbor. |
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The Last Days of Pompeii
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Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton |
Un classique de la littérature qui redonne vie à la civilisation pompéienne disparue dans l'éruption du Vésuve. Pompéi, 24 août 79 après Jésus-Christ. Cette petite ville romaine du sud de l'Italie vi… |
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