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Magic Tree House: Book 13
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In their first adventure as Master Librarians, Jack and Annie go to the city of Pompeii to bring back an ancient story that is in danger of being lost forever. Little do they know they are saving the myth of Hercules! But before they can find it, the town's volcano erupts in a mighty... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Annie: A seven-year-old girl who is magically transported with her brother into the world of books by a magic tree house. She's sensitive to animals and her environment and is always willing to take a chance.
- Jack: An eight-year-old boy who is magically transported with his sister into the world of books by a magic tree house. He's bookish, reserved and always wants to study a subject before taking action.
- Morgan le Fay: A magical librarian from the enchanted time of Camelot.
- The Soothsayer: An old crone who is warning the people of Pompeii that the end is near.
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“"What time is it?"”
Jack
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The center of a Roman town was called a forum. The forum was the main place where people met to sell goods and discuss politics.
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Almost 2,000 years ago, on August 24, A.D. 79, the seaside town of Pompeii (pom-PAY) was a typical Roman town. Many Romans went there on their vacation. They built large houses called villas and planted groves of olive trees along the slopes of a mountain called Mount Vesuvius (vuh-SOO-vee-us).
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Romans used pens made of small reeds. Their ink came partly from the black ink of octopuses. They wrote their “books” on scrolls of papyrus
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Gladiators were slaves or criminals who fought in the amphitheater
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When a volcano erupts, hot melted rock called “magma” is pushed to the surface of the earth. Once it gets outside the volcano, it’s called “lava.”
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called pumice (PUM-iss). A pumice rock is very light and has holes like a sponge.
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In Roman times, there were people who could see into the future and warn others about what they saw. These people were called soothsayers.
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Setting & Locations edit
- Pompeii: An ancient Roman city that was destroyed by a volcano
- Mount Vesuvius: The volcane
- Frog Creek, Pennsylvania: Where Jack and Annie live
- The Magic Tree House
First Sentence edit
Jack reached into his drawer and took out his secret library card.
Table of Contents edit
1. A Secret Code
2. The End Is Near
3. Gladiators!
4. Scary Things
5. Books? Books?
6. The End is Here
7. The Sky Is Falling
8. Nightmare at Noon
9. Save Us!
10. A Simple Explanation
Series & Lists edit
This is book 13 of 48 in Magic Tree House. (standard series)
Preceded by Polar Bears Past Bedtime, and followed by Day of the Dragon King.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Mary Pope Osborne (Author)
- Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-679-89050-5
Page Count: 76
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Country: United States
Publication Date: 1998
ISBN: 0-679-89050-5
Page Count: 76
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