Pompeii: Lost and Found
by Mary Pope Osborne, Bonnie Christensen (Illustrator)
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The famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius that snuffed out life in Pompeii and buried the town has long been a fascinating moment in history for children. This book presents that dramatic story with Mary Pope Osborne's brief text and with stunning frescoes created by Bonnie Christensen, using the same colors, style, and technique as the ancient frescoes unearthed at Pompeii. In addition to the destruction of Pompeii and the rediscovery of the ruins nearly 1,700 years later, the book shows what show more daily life was like in this prosperous Roman town in the year 79 A.D. show lessTags
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I liked the way the author, Mary Pope Osborne, moved from the productive, daily life of Pompeii to the destruction caused by Vesuvius and then to the found artifacts. Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Christensen. An informative book for children and adults.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. My children were fascinated by the illustrations which depict artifacts found in the excavations of Pompeii. The story itself was interesting and full of information. The author provided vocabulary and historical information in an easily understood format. I highly recommend this book to introduce the idea of archaeology, discovering history, or ancient Mediterranean civilizations.
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Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. She grew up in a military family, and by the time she was 15 she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she majored in religion. After graduation, she show more traveled around Europe and Asia. Before becoming an author, she worked as a window dresser, a medical assistant, a Russian travel consultant, a waitress, an acting teacher, a bartender, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine. Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Bonnie Christensen was born in Saranac Lake, New York in 1951. She received a bachelor's degree in theatre and communication from the University of Vermont. She worked backstage at Joseph Papp's Public Theater, the Actor's Studio, and other studios in New York City for 13 years. She also wrote several plays that were produced off-off Broadway. She show more was an author, artist, and book illustrator. Her first book, An Edible Alphabet, was published in 1994. She wrote and illustrated a number of picture books including Django: World's Greatest Jazz Guitarist, Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People, Fabulous: A Portrait of Andy Warhol, The Daring Nelly Bly: America's Star Reporter, A Single Pebble: A Story of the Silk Road, and Elvis: The Story of the Rock and Roll King. She died of ovarian cancer on January 12, 2015 at the age of 63. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Pompei, Province of Naples, Campania, Italy
- Important events
- Reign of Titus (79-06-23 | 81-09-13); Eruption of Mount Vesuvius (79 AD)
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- Genre
- Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 937.7 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Southern Italy: Campania, Samnium, Apulia, etc.
- LCC
- DG70 .P7 .O8 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Ancient Italy. Rome to 476 Local history and description Other cities, towns, etc., A-Z
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
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- ASINs
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