Summary: Deem tells the story of the explosion of Mount Vesuvius and the final days of the people living in Pompeii during the first century A.D. Deem includes pictures from the exhibits and maps of the recreation of the Pompeii.
Citation: Deem, J. M. (2005). Bodies from the ash. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Impression: As an archeologist/anthropologist, I thought this book was well written and composed nicely. Most books of this genre focus on the natural disaster itself but this book explained the discovery of Pompeii and the stages of excavation of the various parts of Pompeii. This allows the reader to focus on the scientific process of archeological excavation and investigation while recreating what actually happened in the final days of Pompeii.
Impression: As an archeologist/anthropologist, I thought this book was well written and composed nicely. Most books of this genre focus on the natural disaster itself but this book explained the discovery of Pompeii and the stages of excavation of the various parts of Pompeii. This allows the reader to focus on the scientific process of archeological excavation and investigation while recreating what actually happened in the final days of Pompeii.
Review:
CBC Reviewer (National Science Teachers Association (NSTA))
This attractive NSTA/CBC award-winning volume offers a deeper than usual coverage of the destruction of Pompeii by a volcano in the first century A.D. Recently discovered letters from a Roman historian provide actual accounts of the timeline and the stages of the eruption, making this book appropriate as a supplement to Earth science content related to volcanism. The author was given access to buildings that are normally closed to the public, enabling him to offer rare images to support the text. The book is ideal for the development of interdisciplinary thematic units, blending science, social studies, and geography in middle school---although the reading level of the text will be challenging at that level. A bibliography and index support further research.
Children's Book Council. (2006). [Review of the book Bodies from the ash by J.M. Deem]. National Science Teachers Association. Retrieved from http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ostb2006.aspx
This attractive NSTA/CBC award-winning volume offers a deeper than usual coverage of the destruction of Pompeii by a volcano in the first century A.D. Recently discovered letters from a Roman historian provide actual accounts of the timeline and the stages of the eruption, making this book appropriate as a supplement to Earth science content related to volcanism. The author was given access to buildings that are normally closed to the public, enabling him to offer rare images to support the text. The book is ideal for the development of interdisciplinary thematic units, blending science, social studies, and geography in middle school---although the reading level of the text will be challenging at that level. A bibliography and index support further research.
Children's Book Council. (2006). [Review of the book Bodies from the ash by J.M. Deem]. National Science Teachers Association. Retrieved from http://www.nsta.org/publications/ostb/ostb2006.aspx
Uses: The school library could provide this to students for a science fair project. Also, the library could have a display showing different kinds of environmental disasters and this book could accompany the display.
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