Pompeii
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Pompeii
By (Author) Karen Ball
Illustrated by Emmanuel Cerisier
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Usborne Publishing Ltd
31st March 2006
31st March 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
937.7
Physical Properties
Hardback
64
Width 136mm, Height 203mm, Spine 10mm
200g
Description
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.
Reviews
The Pompeii book was a massive hit with both my kids and great reading practice for my daughter. * O Family Learning Together *
Author Bio
Karen Ball writes at Did You Make That, an international and award-shortlisted sewing blog that has been featured in The Guardian, The Bookseller, Sewing World, Love Sewing and Sew magazines.Karen has more than 25 years' experience in publishing and is author of over 20 children's books. She runs the publishing consultancy, Speckled Pen, and was nominated as a The Bookseller Rising Star 2017.
