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Read-Alikes for
Vacation Under the Volcano
by Mary Pope Osborne

Book Capers, our book discussion group for students in grades 1 & 2, read and discussed Vacation Under the Volcano. If you liked this book, you'll love reading these other Magic Tree House adventures:


The Mystery of the Ancient Riddles (Books #9 - #12)
Dolphins at Daybreak
Ghost Town at Sundown
Lions at Lunchtime
Polar Bears Past Bedtime
The Mystery of the Lost Libraries (Books #13 - #16)
Day of the Dragon King
Viking Ships at Sunrise
Hour of the Olympics  


MORE BOOKS TO ENJOY: The Mysteries of Pompeii.  

Pompeii by Timothy L. Biel J 937.7 BIE
This book, from the World Disasters series, describes the destruction of the city of Pompeii during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., and how its rediscovery nearly 1700 years later provided informaton about life in the Roman Empire.
 
The Secrets of Vesuvius by Sara Bisel J 937.7 BIS
By "reading" the bones of people killed in the town of Herculaneum by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, a scientist reconstructs their lives.
 
Pompeii: Nightmare at Midday by Kathryn Long Humphrey J 937.7 HUM
Describes the destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and modern efforts to excavate and reconstruct the site of the ancient city.
 
Pompeii - Buried Alive! by Edith Kunhardt J 937.7 KUN
A simple retelling of the fateful day in 79 A.D. when Mount Vesuvius erupted and the people of the ancient town of Pompeii perished.
 
The Buried City of Pompeii by Shelley Tanaka J 937.7 TAN
This "I Was There" book uses a fictionalized account of the life of the steward of an important estate to describe the ancient Italian city of Pompeii and what happened to it during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D.


This list was prepared by Youth Services at St. Charles Public Library, June 1999.
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