POMPEII - Usborne Young Reading 3

August 24th, AD79 began as a day like any other- or so it seemed to the citizens of Pompeii. But the mighty volcano Vesuvius was stirring, and soon they were fleeing for their lives, as ash and lava swamped their city. Pompeii lay buried for hundreds of years until it was rediscovered by archaeologists. This is the story of a moment in history caught forever.Series Three titles are for fully confident readers who still need to gain the stamina needed for standard length books, and are 64 pages (4000-5000 words) in length. They use advanced sentence structure and vocabulary, and have more complex plots with subplots.Series Three books contain one main narrative divided into chapters. Subjects include historical events, biographies and simplified versions of classic stories.