A vivid retelling of a major historical catastrophe written in an engaging, narrative style with direct speech and speech bubbles. Dramatic illustrations, photos or maps on every page and Internet links to fun websites via the Usborne Quicklinks Website. The Usborne Reading has been developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer at Roehampton University.
Chapters of this book include:
- A warning
- Vesuvius comes alive
- The spirit of a hero
- Panic under Vesuvius
- 1860: a city rediscovered
| ISBN: | 9780746068328 |
| Publication date: | 31st March 2006 |
| Author: | Karen Ball, Emmanuel Cerisier, Anne Millard, Alison Kelly |
| Publisher: | Usborne Publishing Ltd. an imprint of Usborne Publishing |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 64 pages |
| Series: | Usborne Young Reading. |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography |