Peril in Pompeii!: Nickolas Flux and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Peril in Pompeii!: Nickolas Flux and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Peril in Pompeii!: Nickolas Flux and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Peril in Pompeii!: Nickolas Flux and the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

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Overview

When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, what's a teenage history buff to do? Try to avoid being buried alive in Pompeii, of course! From hot falling ash to a catastrophic pyroclastic surge, Nick must survive one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781491473511
Publisher: Capstone Press
Publication date: 11/01/2014
Series: Nickolas Flux History Chronicles
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 40
File size: 38 MB
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Age Range: 8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Nel Yomtov is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction books and graphic novels. He specializes in writing about history, current events, biography, architecture, and military history. He has written numerous graphic novels for Capstone, including the recent School Strike for Climate, Journeying to New Worlds: A Max Axiom Super Scientist Adventure, and Cher Ami: Heroic Carrier Pigeon of World War I. In 2020 he self-published Baseball 100, an illustrated book featuring the 100 greatest players in baseball history. Nel lives in the New York City area.

Mark Simmons is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist based in San Francisco. His past work includes comics for publishers such as Capstone, Behrman House, and Rebellion, as well as animation and advertising storyboards, animated operas, and other strange things. He also teaches comic art, figure drawing, and wildlife illustration for local zoos, schools, and museums. He loves animals of all kinds, especially bugs! For more info, visit www.ultimatemark.com.

Dante Ginevra’s work can be found in numerous publications in his home country of Argentina. These include comics and comic strips in Fierro, Télam, and a variety of other magazines. In addition, he has illustrative work in graphic novels that span the globe. They include Cardal, published in Uruguay, and Entreactos and El Muertero Zabaletta, both published in Spain. Throughout his career he has also participated in numerous exhibitions in Argentina, Italy, Russia, Brazil, France, and Germany.

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Series provides human context for key historical topics Engaging narrative nonfiction Flux Facts feature provides extra insight into the history behind the story

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