Escape from Pompeii

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I tracked down Escape from Pompeii - it had to be requested through interlibrary loan - because of this fondness for Balit's work, and I was not disappointed. The culture, environment, and structures of Pompeii and very eloquently depicted through the illustration, providing an added insight to what Pompeii looked like. Although this book handles the sensitive subject of a tragic natural disaster, this bookperfectly pitched for years 2 and 3. Travel back in time to the days of the Roman Empire and join Tranio, the son of an actor, and his friend Livia, the baker's daughter, in witnessing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79.

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By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. One of the best ways to get through to a child is to tell them a personal story of somebody in the situation than to just tell them about the situation as a whole. The book features some beautiful illustrations and some fantastic descriptive passages that make it a great book for children to analyse. Beautiful illustration and well-written text show young readers what it might have been like to live in this ancient Roman city when the giant mountain surprisingly erupted.The vocabulary is a little bit harder so it would either need to be read out loud or be meant for slightly older children, with words like "looming," "tremors," "wriggled," and "pumice. It lends itself really nicely to pottery-making, mosaics, history and geography and I can’t wait to see how the children interpret this beautiful but tragic story. he is a typical citizen of the town and the story points out that earth movement was a part everyday culture to them and it was not taken seriously. D., lots of great opportunities for cross-curricular links as children were enquiring about the amphitheater page and the outfits illustrated.

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The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 meant death for most of the Roman citizens living in Pompeii. Although this book handles the sensitive subject of a tragic natural disaster, this book perfectly pitched for years 2 and 3. A massive cloud of silver ash rose to the heavens, twisting and bubbling in every direction until everything was in total darkness. This beautifully illustrated book is all about a boy and his friend who luckily escape Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted. Kingdom of the Sun (written by Jaqueline Mitton), won the 2002 English Association Award for non-fiction.

Tranio, like most Roman boys, likes to watch whatever is going on: tradesmen selling their goods, ships unloading their exotic cargoes, politicians making speeches in the forum. The characters we are introduced to along the way however- children Tranio and Livia, Dion and their families - are entirely fictional, although it would rest upon the teacher to explain this to the class because the book itself does not clarify it.

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This book’s language is lovely in the way that it tells the story of what Ancient Rome was like based on the evidence in a way that children can understand and visualise in their heads. The image of the eruption was particularly powerful and my class of Yr 4s spent ages looking at it and even managed to link it with their knowledge of the pyroclastic flows!

Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. But what is unique about the book, is that it tells the facts about that event through story of a boy named Tranio. Recommended to picture-book readers who enjoy historical fiction and/or stories of survival, as well as to anyone looking for supplemental titles to be used in a teaching unit on Roman history and/or Pompeii. Heading for the harbor, Tranio and his friend Livia hide on a boat and witness one of the most terrifying moments in recorded history-the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of their beloved city, Pompeii.