The Buried City of Pompeii by Shelley Tanaka illustrated by Greg Ruhl*

I read this aloud to my boys to support our study of Ancient Rome.
Readers experience Ancient Roman life and the day Mt. Vesuvisus erupted by witnessing Eros's, the steward of the large house of the Menander, daily routine and his reaction to the eruption.
Interspersed throughout the book are photographs and text boxes of archaeological findings where Pompeii used to stand.
*Highly recommend.
-We own this book.