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Pompeii by Connolly, Peter
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- Condition
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
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- ISBN
- 9780199171590
- Book Title
- Pompeii
- Item Length
- 11.3in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Genre
- Social Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
- Topic
- Archaeology, History / Ancient
- Item Width
- 8.9in
- Item Weight
- 17 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 80 Pages
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"The morning of 24 August A.D. was just another summer's day. In the town of Pompeii tradesmen removed the shutters from their shops and hung up their merchandise. Lunch was being prepared in the laundry of Stephanus. A group of gladiators met in a bar. Moedestus, the baker, stocked his oven and carefully placed the dough alongside the flames. Suddenly the air was split by a resounding crash and the ground shook. People rushed into the streets. The sky became overcast and darkness descended. Within hours Pompeii and a number of other towns were buried under several meters of pumice and ashes. This was the greatest natural disaster in European history." From the remarkable pen of Peter Connolly comes a comprehensive look at the ancient city of Pompeii. He begins with the scientific facts: How was Pompeii destroyed? How did Mount Vesuvius become an active volcano? What happened during the erruption? How long did Pompeii lay buried and forgotten and how was it finally rediscovered? What was Pompeii's history before the disaster? Then, Peter Connolly does what he does better than anyone--he rebuilds the past in words and pictures, allowing us to imagine what it was like to live in old Pompeii. Like an archaeological detective, he sifts through the ruins and artifacts to reconstruct one area of the town in minute detail. With maps and cross-sections, photographs, drawings, and an engrossing and fact-filled text, Connolly takes us into the very homes of its citizens--into the kitchens, atriums, bedrooms and out into the gardens. We learn what the furniture looked like, how the homes were lighted and heated, what kind of jewellry was popular, and what the gladiators wore. We view the varied styles of architecture and decoration, attend a grand dinner party, visit local shops, go to the theatre, to a public bath, and to the gladiators' arena. We gain an understanding of this ancient civilization, and begin to see how much was lost when the city fell prey to the million of tons of lava and ashes that fell on it during the devastating disaster. The story of Pompeii is one of the most terrible and fascinating in history. Connolly brings it alive for children, adding another distingished volume to Oxford's Rebuilding the Past series.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199171599
ISBN-13
9780199171590
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2008033
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pompeii
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Archaeology, History / Ancient
Intended Audience
Young Adults
Publication Year
1990
Genre
Social Science, Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.3in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
8.9in
Item Weight
17 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dg70.P7
Grade from
Fourth Grade
Grade to
Eighth Grade
Reviews
"Full-color photographs and illustrations and detailed sketches grace every page.... Particularly striking are the full-page cutaways of buildings.... This is as complete and thorough a documentation of the story of Pompeii as any that can be currently found in children's collections."--School Library Journal "The range and wealth of information here offer an insight into the potential of scholarship that is rare in books for young people."--Kirkus Reviews "The carefully researched text is effectively extended by the many maps, drawings, and photographs in this book. Like the other books in Oxford's Rebuilding the Past series, Pompeii is an excellent resource."--The Reading Teacher
Copyright Date
1990
Target Audience
Young Adult Audience
Dewey Decimal
937/.7
Series
Rebuilding the Past Ser.
Dewey Edition
18
Illustrated
Yes
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