ALTERNATOR BOOKS MYSTERIES OF POMOPBOT Laura Hamilton Waxman Lerner Publications Minneapolis
INTRODUCTION A MYSTERY IN THE MAKING Two thousand years ago disaster struck a city in modern day Italy called Pompeii The city stood about 5 miles 8 kilometers from what looked to be a peaceful mountain Little did people know that Mount Vesuvius was actually a powerful volcano about explore to
THE BIG BANG It began in the summer of 79 CE with a little steam rising from Mount Vesuvius By August 24 things really started heating up Molten rock that had been building up for centuries under Vesuvius suddenly burst out with a deafening bang The explosion released a huge cloud of hot gas ash and rock that rose 27 miles 43 km into the sky As the cloud spread over Pompeii it blocked out the sun and rained down ash and rock Afraid of what was to come many people fled the city But several thousand people stayed behind hoping for best the
