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Pompeii
Summary
Young Reading Series 3
Pompeii
- 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.
“irresistible for children learning to read”
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Press & Blog Reviews
Usborne's award winning range of children's books now includes a vibrant Reading Programme, featuring over 200 brilliant titles that supplement National Curriculum levels 1C to 4A. Bright full-cover illustrations combine with lively text to make these colourful hardback fact and fiction books irresistible for children learning to read, and will help capture their imagination and build confidence as they move from one level to the next.
Child Education Plus - top teaching resources to support the curriculum
Crack reading and make confident and enthusiastic readers with this fantastic reading programme. Seven steps take beginners from simply written folk stories told in 150 words through to lovers of classic and original stories and histories, biographies and classics told in 5,000 words. Colour-coded for ease of use, and presented in a beautiful hardback, every story is well-written and attractively illustrated in full colour by leading artists.
Julia Eccleshare
Reader Reviews
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pompeii
I like this book because it was really interesting and I got really into it, I never want to go near a volcano ever!
hannah, 16th June 2012
A Superb Guide Book
We actually used this book to tour the excavations at Pompeii in Italy. My six year old son had read the story many times before we went and when we were there we used the map to find all of the places mentioned, really bringing the visit to life and enabling us to see what the different ruins would have looked like before the eruption. Well done Usborne!
Emma Butt, 15th August 2011
Pompeii
I enjoyed this book as it told me the story of how families struggled in Pompeii when Vesuvius erupted. The book explained the events and times from the volcano erupting in AD79 to the excavations and treasures found by Giuseppe Fiorelli in 1860. I like the great maps and plans in the book.
Connor Moore, 2nd February 2010
Pompeii is brillant!
This book was really sad and exciting because it tells the story about a volcano called Vesuvius that erupted and destroyed everything, and exciting because it told me lots of facts about the past! I would give this book 10 out of 10. Excellent!
Justine Cowie, 31st January 2010
Extras
- Usborne Quicklinks
See the Internet links for this book. - Usborne Reading Programme
Find out more about the Usborne Reading Programme, download a chart of the seven levels and watch an interview with reading consultant Alison Kelly.
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