Surviving Vesuvius - A Lucky Escape From the Tragic Fate of Ancient Pompeii

Surviving Vesuvius is a dramatic reimagining of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii in 79AD, based on the real eye witness account of the Roman author and Magistrate Pliny the Younger.

About the author

Beth Waters is an illustrator and printmaker originally from Yorkshire now living and working in Cambridge, UK. She is a graduate of the MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, her first book, Child St Kilda, was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.

Summary

Surviving Vesuvius is a dramatic reimagining of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii in 79AD, based on the real eye witness account of the Roman author and Magistrate Pliny the Younger.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Harrisson
• Assisted by: Beth Waters (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 11
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2025
• EAN: 9780711279230
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-7923-0
• No. of pages: 80
• Weight: 500 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Europe, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / History, Educational: Geography, Children’s picture books, Picture books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples