Just finished reading “Pompeii, buried alive” written by Edith. It’s the best historical book I’ve ever read. Recommend for every children who are interested in history. Before COVID 19 are widespread, I used to go there. This book brings back memories. Nostalgic. Those were the good old days. I hope to go there again.

Review by grandson Andrew (age 8)

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.

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.

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.

This book is interesting. It shows something which happened in Pompeii (a town in Italy). Pompeii looked peaceful! (I saw in the pictures.) But the mountain was really a volcano. I felt sad and I pitied the people in Pompeii when I learned about what happened when the volcano erupted. The giant was waking up! Everyone began to scream. :( People’s homes were destroyed by the ash which fell from the sky. They had to get out of Pompeii. The ashes fell on Pompeii for two days. Then it was over. Today if a person visits Italy, he or she can go to Pompeii and walk through the streets of this ancient city. I recommend this book to people who like to travel, people who are interested in volcanos, and people who like to learn about history.

Genre: historical fiction
Grade Level: 2-3

I've always been fascinated with Pompeii. This book tells the real history in the form of a story. Children won't realize that it's as informational as it is, but it's in the form of a storybook. I enjoyed it.

Great book, my 6 year old enjoyed it too. Very informative but "light". Great before and after the Pompeii Exhibit at Boston Museum of Science 2011.

This 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.

Pompeii… Buried Alive! is an informative and interesting look into "city" life at the base of the most famous volcano of all time. This is perfect for students not quite ready to stray from the comfortable realm of picture books.

Very interesting and includes a lot of detail about life during the eruption as well as how the information was lost for so many years and then how it was eventually uncovered.

Great book for helping children read. It has an interesting story and teaches them real historical facts. There are some hard words but nothing a growing reader can't overcome.

P announced today that this is one of his favorite books!