What a Story! The Eruption of Pompeii

History isn’t just what you learn in school.
It is, above all, the great tale of gripping, thought-provoking, unpredictable, and sometimes frightening events… yet all of them real.
A series of books that bring slices of history to life for today’s young readers.

The Eruption of Pompeii is a historical story for young readers that, through the eyes of Pliny, allows them to relive the dramatic events of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii.

• Incredible true stories from ancient times to the modern day.
• Each volume includes short sections to explore the topics further: facts, curiosities, and anecdotes.

From the same series (What a Story!) also: The Ascent of Everest, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Pierdomenico Baccalario; The Birth of the Computer by Andrea Tullio Cannobbio; The Invention of Writing, The Gladiators in Rome by Igor De Amicis and Paola Luciani; 1969: The First Man on the Moon, Apollo 13, The Airplane: Conquering the Sky by Christian Hill; September 11 by Davide Morosinotto; The Day Against the Mafias by Daniele Nicastro; Hannibal and the Elephants, Cave Paintings, The Discovery of Fire, The Extinction of the Dinosaurs, The Pyramids of Egypt by Jacopo Olivieri.