Fetch Pompeii . . . Buried Alive! Penned By Edith Kunhardt Manuscript

book has the perfect amount of information for a basic introduction to Pompeii, It covers everything from how the citizens were unaware that Mount Vesuvius was a volcano, to the initial earthquakes, through the various stages of the eruption itself, It then goes on to tell how Pompeii was buried and lost for centuries, and then discusses the rediscovery and the beginnings of the excavation,

What I appreciated most about this book were the illustrations of the structure of a volcano and of Pompeii buried under layers of lava and rock and dirt.
I've found other books which better illustrate the ruins and provide actual pictures of the buildings and mosaics and frescoes which have been uncovered, I've not found a better way to help my students visualize the tremendous pressure building up in the volcano before the eruption nor how a city can be lost.
Lovely illustrations!

The writing is intended for younger students than mine, but the illustrations make this book invaluable in the Pompeii lessons of my ancient Rome unit.
My most recent student was so interested in this book, I think he exceeded his reading level in his eagerness to discover all it had to offer! Well written, engaging text with compelling line drawings illuminate Vesuvius' destruction of the ancient town for young readers.
We will keep it around for years, though, because even older students with little time can grasp a good summary of events from this title, A home school super star title, highly recommended, Mynd grader read this to me as part of his school, He liked it. Sad, scary, exciting, interesting. by grandson Andrew age

This was a very interesting book, and it had good illustrations, I like learning about history, That must have been really scary, I hope it doesn't erupt ever again, I enjoyed this book only during the commuting time this morning, I knew next to nothing about the history of Pompei, so this story was interesting, This book was part of my daughter's second grade LA materials, She loved it! My favorite part was that it actually gave her the pronunciations for the hard words, So she was able to correctly figure them out on her own, This was a great confidence booster,

This book also stemmed quite a few conversations! Thankfully I have pictures from my travels that we could go to and discuss to expand the discussions, The book also takes the reader from before the explosion to present day, It is good for the kids to see how scientists evaluate dig sites, The book is a good one and I recommend, I still remember this from my school years, I suppose it was one of the first "disaster stories" I read, and the story of the discovery of Pompeii's ruins also highlights the fascinating rewards of archaeology similar to sitelinkTut's Mummy: Lost.
. . And Found. This book is a great choice for beginners, It tells the story of Pompeii in a way children can understand, And get excited about history
Teachers may use this book for History, Reading, Science
AgesGrades
Individual students may read this book to themselves during center time.
It will enhance their knowledge of the history of Pompeii and academic reading skills,
Small groups may read this together and then write their own summaries of the story,
A whole class may use this book to create a science project of a volcano and city, Then watch it erupt!!
This book is Nonfiction
It is available in libraries, bookstores, Ebooks,
Summer read with the kids, This book was surprisingly repetitive and easy for a step upbook but it was informative, Love these very simple books for kids who give facts and tell the story in a concise way, AR.Brief and simple look at the natural volcanic disaster that wiped out Pompeii all those years ago, and seems to have spawned books and movies of all types, usually with masculine characters and drippy leading ladies, but this one is just telling the tale and does not come with the same sense of melodrama.
I like this book because the scientists try how to found the town name pompeii and how the vesuvius erupted the town of pompeii the scientists was so excited to found the town name pompeii when the scientists was digging they found some pictures called mosaics and they also found some people who was died.
In this book the people of pompeii didn't know that they have a town name pompeii they where busy haveing so much fun they didn't know that some thing terrible was happen in pompeii.
One day piny was watching the strange cloud and how the hot ashes and pebbles kell some people in pompeii, when piney was grewing up become a writer he wrote about how volcano buried pompeii, this is the best book ever, Note: does include a page spread of drawings of a skeleton, a plaster cast of a victim, and a plaster cast of a dog who died in Pompeii, The skeleton is a little creepy, mostly because its jaw is gaping, My secondgrade son found this book both interesting and exciting, He also found he could read it on his own and fully comprehend it, Perfect. Illus. in full color. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers, In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life,years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town is rediscovered centuries later.
A lively and factual glimpse of a devastating moment in history, in an accessible, attractive package, "Publishers Weekly.    My olderhomeschoolers read this when young, They are now ages! I just read this to the middles and littles tonight, Its a classic. A quite simple first reader's, Nice drawings! The last "classic" I'm reviewing in this series, was written the same year as Titanic, . . Lost and Found. These easy readers often go out of print very quickly and it says much when one can keep in print for well over twenty years, Pompeii tells the story of the fateful day that Mount Vesuvius erupted from the perspective of what it must have been like to have seen what was happening had you been there.
A detailed, gripping story that captures the imagination and could possibly send the reader into further exploration of the topic, Even more intriguing is the jump ahead in time to when Pompeii has been buried and forgotten and Pliny's writings are being read then builders discover walls in the ground.
Eventually more of buried Pompeii is unearthed and a fullscale archaeological dig is underway, The book explains this process until it reaches the historical, museumlike, tourist site, we have today, The book ends warning that Vesuvius could erupt again at any time, Due to the age of the book I checked the current information on this and found a very recent article, Sept,, in which Japanese scientists presented to a volcano conference in Italy that Vesuvius "could erupt again at any time" and the Italian government must have a suitable disaster plan drawn up.
So the books information is still very current up to today, The only problem I have with this easy reader is that the writing is not quite as good as the previous ones I've recommended as it

does talk down to the reader in a way that could easily have been avoided.
An excellent nonfiction book about Pompeii for kids learning to read, I read it to myampyear old littles who were already familiar with the basics about Pompeii, They enjoyed it. I just found out on Goodreads the author inspired her mother to write Pat the Bunny, which was one of my first books, She then wrote some more of them, like "Daddy's Scratchy Face, " I chose to read this to see how much detail it would go into about Pompeii, I thought it was a good introduction to teach younger children about what happened to the village of Pompeii, Age appropriate telling of what happened at Pompeii, Some children may be frightened or anxious about the same fate happening to them, but we have technology now that helps us not be surprised so many lives can be saved, even if Vesuvius wakes up again.
Also known as sitelink Edith Kunhardt Davis, sitelink Edith T, Kunhardt, and sitelink E. K. Davis, she inspired her mother to write Pat the Bunny, She later wrote books herself, including sequels to her mothers classic childrens book, She also illustratedbooks. Also known as sitelink Edith Kunhardt Davis, sitelink Edith T, Kunhardt, and sitelink E. K. Davis, she inspired her mother to write Pat the Bunny, She later wrote books herself, including sequels to her mother's classic children's book, She also illustratedbooks. sitelink.