Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
4.7
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2861
Points per Word
0.000175
Page Count
36
Points per Page
0.013889
Description
This book examines the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, which was destroyed in 79 A.D. during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, and describes its discovery during the mid-eighteenth century and its excavation.