Thursday, March 31, 2011

Collins, Terry. Escape From Pompeii

Collins, Terry Escape From Pompeii
Capstone Publishers 2011 32p 29.32
978-1-4296-4771-7 ms Pompeii VG Graphic Expeditions (Capstone)
978-1-4296-4771-7
Dr. Isabel Soto is an enterprising archeologist who travels through time and space using a device called a W.I.S.P., the Worldwide Inter-dimensional Space/Time Portal, to travel into the past to investigate historical events and paranormal occurrences. In this new addition to the Graphic Expedition series, Isabel arrives at the Roman city of Pompeii.
Dr. Isabel Soto is an enterprising archeologist who travels through time and space using a device called a W.I.S.P., the Worldwide Inter-dimensional Space/Time Portal. W.I.S.P. allows her to travel into the past to investigate historical events and paranormal occurrences. In this new addition to the Graphic Expedition series, Isabel arrives at the Roman city of Pompeii. She jumps back in time to the time of the eruption as a young archeologist studying the site plays with one too many buttons on her W.I.S.P. As each time jump happens, true historical data is included in the fictional story and the book ends with an informative section on the history of the Pompeii and a brief “biography” of Isabel Soto.
This is an appealing book that allows the readers to “explore history without the confines of time or distance.” It provides an interesting take, allowing young readers to discover historical eras, culture, and places in graphic novel format, with a main character who is a woman. This is likely to attract girls to the graphic format and lead to further research and exploration into the events.
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