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© 2009 Universal Press Syndicate release dates: June 6-12 23-1 (09) from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate Go dot to dot and color. Please include all of the appropriate registered trademark symbols and copyright lines in any publication of The Mini Page ® . Imagine yourself on a warm August day.What might you and your friends be doing? You could be: Pompeii in the first century If you had lived in Pompeii in A.D. 79, your hometown would have been a busy, successful place. Crops grew well because of the rich volcanic soil around the Bay of Naples. Shopkeepers sold baked goods, fish cooked to order, and cloth for clothes. Wealthy people had grand houses with courtyards called peristyle gardens. They had slaves to cook their food and tend to their homes. Most buildings were two stories high. Temples, or large buildings where people worshipped, in Pompeii honored different gods and goddesses, including Jupiter (god of sky and thunder) and Apollo (god of light and sun), and the Roman emperor Vespasian. Pompeii probably didn’t smell very good because people emptied their garbage and sewage into the gutters. Signs of trouble Living so close to Mount Vesuvius, citizens of Pompeii were used to feeling earthquakes. In fact, in A.D. 62, a strong earthquake caused many buildings to fall down and streets to buckle. Builders, plumbers and slaves repaired much of the damage over the next 17 years. In the days before Aug. 24, people in Pompeii felt small tremors, or vibrations. Hanging lamps swung. Water stopped flowing from the aqueduct, a pipe for moving water. Birds flew away from the area. A Buried City Rediscovering Pompeii On a regular day like this more than 1,900 years ago, citizens of a city in Italy were going about their business when a mountain about six miles away rumbled and then exploded. The Mini Page studied more about the city of Pompeii, what life was like there, and Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that buried the city and many of its inhabitants on Aug. 24, A.D. 79*. Experts believe about 20,000 people lived in Pompeii at the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Many of them were probably able to escape before being buried. *A.D. stands for anno Domini, which means “the year of our Lord” in Latin. When we use it with a year,it refers to the time after Jesus Christ was born. B.C. stands for “before Christ.” Some people say B.C.E. (before common era) and C.E. (common era) instead. • playing outside with pets • swimming at the pool • getting ready for school to start • helping with chores around the house ITALY ROME BAY OF NAPLES Pompeii Mt. Vesuvius Misenum Herculaneum Mini Spy . . . from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate Mini Spy and Alpha Betty are hiking in a volcanic park. See if you can find: • man in the moon • question mark • dolphin • arrow • bird • pencil • mushroom • number 6 • letter A • lady’s face • bat • bell • number 3 • lima bean • snail • fish • exclamation point • ruler from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate TM An eyewitness account Across the Bay of Naples from Pompeii, a young man and his uncle lived in a city called Misenum (my- SEEN-um). The uncle, Pliny (PLIH-nee) the Elder, was a scholar of all the sciences, including weather, astronomy and geology. When Mount Vesuvius exploded, a large, dark cloud rose up from it. Pliny the Elder saw the cloud and wanted to get a closer look. He ordered his servants to prepare a boat and began sailing across the bay. Pliny the Younger stayed behind to finish his homework. His good study habits probably saved his life! His uncle died from breathing the poisonous vapors, or odors, that the volcano released. Pliny the Younger wrote letters to Tacitus (TAS-ih-tus), a historian, about what he saw so that his uncle would never be forgotten. The Volcano Pliny the Younger’s words to Tacitus Here are some of Pliny the Younger’s observations, or comments, about the eruption of Mount Vesuvius: “The cloud was rising from a mountain — at such a distance we couldn’t tell which, but afterwards learned that it was Vesuvius. I can best describe its shape by likening it to a pine tree. It rose into the sky on a very long ‘trunk’ from which spread some ‘branches.’ “Ash was falling onto the ships now, darker and denser the closer they went. Now it was bits of pumice, and rocks that were blackened and burned and shattered by the fire. … (B)road sheets of flame were lighting up many parts of Vesuvius. … (T)here was danger from the rocks that were coming down, light and fire-consumed as these bits of pumice were. (People) tied pillows on top of their heads as protection against the shower of rock. It was daylight now elsewhere in the world, but there the darkness was darker and thicker than any night. “Then came a smell of sulfur, announcing the flames, and the flames themselves. … Supported by two small slaves he (Pliny the Elder) stood up, and immediately collapsed. As I understand it, his breathing was obstructed by the dust- laden air, and his innards … simply shut down. (H)is body was found untouched, unharmed, in the clothing that he had had on.” Words that remind us of Pompeii are hidden in the block below. Some words are hidden backward, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: ITALY, AUGUST, VESUVIUS, POMPEII, PERISTYLE, CAST, EARTHQUAKE, AQUEDUCT, VOLCANO, MISENUM, PLINY, VAPOR, TACITUS, BEACH, EXCAVATE, POISONOUS, ARCHAEOLOGIST, FIORELLI, ASH. Pompeii TRY ’N FIND POMPEII IS A WINDOW INTO THE PAST! P L I N Y E K A U Q H T R A E E B V O L C A NOG X K CMX RHWQ A F I OR E L L I I C I C A S T S U GU A V J B S A S T A C I T U S U I V U S E V T C U D EU Q A H C A E B N A Y I I E PMO P R O P A V U T L P O I SO N OU S L S J ME EW T S I GO L O E A H C R A from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate Basset Brown The News Hound’s TM Pliny the Younger compared the cloud of smoke to “umbrella pines” like these seen on a busy street in Rome. photo by Adrian Pingstone Pliny the Younger Rookie Cookie’s Recipe Easy Summer Salad from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate Meet Demi Lovato Demi Lovato stars as Princess Rosalinda in the Disney Channel movie “Princess Protection Program” on June 26. She also sings in this movie. Demi also stars as Allison in the TV series “Sonny With a Chance.” She has acted in several TV series, including “As the Bell Rings” and “Just Jordan.” She appeared in the TV movie “Camp Rock” and sang on its soundtrack. She also made a solo album. She and her friends, the Jonas Brothers, wrote many of the songs for that album. Demi, 16, was born in Dallas,Texas. She has two sisters and now lives with her family in Los Angeles. She has studied the guitar, piano, songwriting and hip-hop dance. She began acting as Angela in “Barney and Friends” when she was 9. She has appeared in several TV commercials. You’ll need: • 1 package prewashed romaine lettuce • 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved • 1/2 avocado, sliced • 1/4 cup reduced-fat feta cheese • 1/4 cup dried cranberries • 2 tablespoons honey-roasted sliced almonds • salad dressing of choice What to do: 1. Place torn romaine lettuce in a large salad bowl. 2. Add other ingredients in the order listed, with almonds on top. 3. Pour on desired amount of salad dressing; gently toss and serve. You will need an adult’s help with this recipe. from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate TM TM photo by Bob D’Amico, courtesy Disney Channel Volana: What would be a good name for a new volcano? Vera: Ashley! Vene: What is the opposite of a volcano? Vern: A volca-yes! All the following jokes have something in common. Can you guess the common theme or category? Vic: What did the honeymooning couple say to each other as they were standing near an active volcano? Veronica: “I lava you!” from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate Forgotten cities In Pompeii and nearby cities, ash and rocks rained down from Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii was buried in about 20 feet of the debris, or rubble. The city of Herculaneum, between Pompeii and Naples, was completely buried. In fact, years later people had forgotten that Herculaneum had ever existed. A bigger beach Some homes in A.D. 79 were built right on the beach. The soil and ash from Vesuvius pushed the coastline out by many feet. Buried treasure Much later, during the 1600s and 1700s, people digging wells for water in the area discovered parts of sculptures, slabs of marble and other items buried in the soil. When others found out about the buried treasures, they began digging and taking whatever they could find. But no one kept records of what was found or where the ruins were. A scientist steps in In 1860, the king of Italy turned over the excavation of Pompeii to an archaeologist named Giuseppe Fiorelli. (Archaeologists study the habits and ways of ancient people through the things they leave behind.) Fiorelli insisted on carefully removing items and cataloging, or listing, each one and where it was found. Uncovering Pompeii A city preserved The ash that fell from Mount Vesuvius hardened, something like cement, after many years. As the bodies of people and animals decayed, the hardened ash around them kept its shape. It was lightweight enough that it didn’t crush the remains. Fiorelli discovered he could pour plaster into the cavity, or opening, where the person’s skin and clothing used to be. This way he could create a detailed model of how the person looked when he or she died. Pompeii today Excavations of Pompeii continue today. Scientists are trying to find out about life in Pompeii even before the famous eruption of A.D. 79. They can learn a lot about how cities grow by continuing this work. The Mini Page Staff Betty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist The Mini Page thanks Carol Mattusch, guest curator of the exhibition “Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples” (at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through Oct. 4) and professor of art history at George Mason University, for help with this issue. Next week, The Mini Page is about famous fathers. At the library: • “Vacation Under the Volcano,” a Magic Treehouse book, by Mary Pope Osborne, and “Ancient Rome and Pompeii,” a nonfiction companion book to “Vacation Under the Volcano” • “Pompeii: The Day a City Was Buried” by Melanie and Christopher Rice • “Pompeii” by Richard Platt This plaster cast of a man and a vase he was probably carrying was made in the 1800s. The casts were detailed enough to show facial expressions and clothing details. photo courtesy Department of Image Collections, National Gallery of Art Library, Washington, D.C. Digging for valuables Experts think about 20,000 people lived in Pompeii at the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Only about 2,000 bodies were found when scientists began excavating (EX-ca-vay-ting), or digging, in the area. Survivors of the volcano probably returned fairly soon to Pompeii. Upper stories of buildings could be seen above the ash. People tried to dig for valuables buried in their homes or businesses. When they dug deep, they may have released poisonous odors like those that killed Pliny the Elder. These vapors probably killed some of the survivors. from The Mini Page © 2009 Universal Press Syndicate Supersport: Matthew Stafford Height: 6-3 Birthdate: 2-7-88 Weight: 228 Grew Up: Dallas, Texas The Detroit Lions desperately need somebody to lead a football resurgence in the Motor City.They believe Matthew Stafford can be that man. In the 2009 NFL draft in April, the Lions — who went winless in 16 games last fall — had the first overall pick and chose the former University of Georgia All-America quarterback. Stafford had another year of eligibility at Georgia, but chose to forgo his senior season to get an early start in the NFL. But the 21-year-old speech communications major left a lasting mark on the Bulldogs’ powerhouse program. As a junior last season, he completed 61.5 percent of his passes for 3,459 yards and set a single-season school record with 25 touchdown tosses. In three years he threw for 7,731 yards, with a 57.2 career completion rate, and 51 scores. Stafford also was voted Most Valuable Player in the 2009 Capital One Bowl game, leading Georgia to a 24-12 victory over the Michigan State Spartans and helping the Dawgs cap a 10-3 season. Attacking NFL defenses is a bigger challenge. But Detroit coaches believe Stafford has the talent, touch and toughness to help make the Lions roar again. TM
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release dates: June 6-12 23-1 (09)
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Go dot to dot and color.
Please include all of the appropriate registered trademark symbols and copyright lines in any publication of The Mini Page®.
Imagine yourself on a warm Augustday. What might you and your friends bedoing? You could be:
Pompeii in the first centuryIf you had lived in Pompeii in A.D. 79,
your hometown would have been a busy,successful place. Crops grew well becauseof the rich volcanic soil around the Bay ofNaples. Shopkeepers sold baked goods,fish cooked to order, and cloth for clothes.
Wealthy people had grand houses withcourtyards called peristyle gardens.They had slaves to cook their food andtend to their homes. Most buildings weretwo stories high.
Temples, or large buildings wherepeople worshipped, in Pompeii honoreddifferent gods and goddesses, includingJupiter (god of sky and thunder) andApollo (god of light and sun), and theRoman emperor Vespasian.
Pompeii probably didn’t smell verygood because people emptied theirgarbage and sewage into the gutters.
Signs of troubleLiving so close to Mount Vesuvius,
citizens of Pompeii were used to feelingearthquakes. In fact, in A.D. 62, a strongearthquake caused many buildings to falldown and streets to buckle. Builders,plumbers and slaves repaired much ofthe damage over the next 17 years.
In the days before Aug. 24, people inPompeii felt small tremors, orvibrations. Hanging lampsswung. Water stoppedflowing from theaqueduct, a pipe formoving water. Birds flewaway from the area.
A Buried City
Rediscovering Pompeii
On a regular day like this more than1,900 years ago, citizens of a city in Italywere going about their business when amountain about six miles away rumbledand then exploded.
The Mini Page studied more about thecity of Pompeii, what life was like there,and Mount Vesuvius, the volcano thatburied the city and many of itsinhabitants on Aug. 24, A.D. 79*.
Experts believe about 20,000 people lived in Pompeii atthe time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Many ofthem were probably able to escape before being buried.
*A.D. stands for anno Domini, which means “theyear of our Lord” in Latin. When we use it with ayear, it refers to the time after Jesus Christ was born.
B.C. stands for “before Christ.”Some people say B.C.E. (before common era) and
C.E. (common era) instead.
• playing outsidewith pets
• swimming atthe pool
• getting ready forschool to start
• helping withchores around thehouse
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BAY OF NAPLESPompeii
Mt. Vesuvius
MisenumHerculaneum
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Mini Spy and Alpha Betty are hiking in a volcanic park. See ifyou can find: • man in the moon • question mark • dolphin
• arrow • bird• pencil• mushroom• number 6• letter A• lady’s face• bat • bell• number 3• lima bean• snail • fish• exclamation
point• ruler
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An eyewitness accountAcross the Bay of Naples from
Pompeii, a young man and his unclelived in a city called Misenum (my-SEEN-um). The uncle, Pliny (PLIH-nee)the Elder, was a scholar of all thesciences, including weather, astronomyand geology.
When Mount Vesuvius exploded, alarge, dark cloud rose up from it. Plinythe Elder saw the cloud and wanted toget a closer look. He ordered hisservants to prepare a boat and begansailing across the bay.
Pliny theYounger stayedbehind to finishhis homework. Hisgood study habitsprobably saved hislife! His uncle diedfrom breathing thepoisonous vapors,or odors, that thevolcano released.Pliny the Youngerwrote letters to Tacitus (TAS-ih-tus), ahistorian, about what he saw so that hisuncle would never be forgotten.
The VolcanoPliny the Younger’s words to Tacitus
Here are some of Pliny the Younger’sobservations, or comments, about theeruption of Mount Vesuvius:
“The cloud was rising from a mountain —at such a distance we couldn’t tell which, butafterwards learned that it was Vesuvius. I canbest describe its shape by likening it to a pinetree. It rose into the sky on a very long ‘trunk’from which spread some ‘branches.’
“Ash was falling onto the ships now, darkerand denser the closer they went. Now it wasbits of pumice, and rocks that were blackenedand burned and shattered by the fire. …(B)road sheets of flame were lighting up manyparts of Vesuvius. … (T)here was danger fromthe rocks that were coming down, light andfire-consumed as these bits of pumice were.
(People) tied pillows ontop of their heads asprotection against the shower of rock. It was daylight nowelsewhere in the world, but there the darkness was darkerand thicker than any night.
“Then came a smell of sulfur, announcing the flames, andthe flames themselves. … Supported by two small slaves he(Pliny the Elder) stood up, and immediately collapsed. As Iunderstand it, his breathing was obstructed by the dust-laden air, and his innards … simply shut down. (H)is bodywas found untouched, unharmed, in the clothing that he hadhad on.”
Words that remind us of Pompeii are hidden in the block below. Somewords are hidden backward, and some letters are used twice. See if youcan find: ITALY, AUGUST, VESUVIUS, POMPEII, PERISTYLE, CAST,EARTHQUAKE, AQUEDUCT, VOLCANO, MISENUM, PLINY, VAPOR,TACITUS, BEACH, EXCAVATE, POISONOUS, ARCHAEOLOGIST,FIORELLI, ASH.
Pompeii TRY ’NFIND
POMPEII IS AWINDOW INTO THE
PAST!
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Rookie Cookie’s RecipeEasy Summer Salad
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Meet Demi LovatoDemi Lovato stars as Princess Rosalinda in
the Disney Channel movie “Princess ProtectionProgram” on June 26. She also sings in thismovie.
Demi also stars as Allison in the TV series“Sonny With a Chance.” She has acted inseveral TV series, including “As the Bell Rings”and “Just Jordan.”
She appeared in the TV movie “Camp Rock”and sang on its soundtrack. She also made a
solo album. She and her friends, the Jonas Brothers, wrote many ofthe songs for that album.
Demi, 16, was born in Dallas, Texas. She has two sisters and nowlives with her family in Los Angeles. She has studied the guitar,piano, songwriting and hip-hop dance.
She began acting as Angela in “Barney and Friends” when she was9. She has appeared in several TV commercials.
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serve.You will need an adult’s help with this recipe.
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Volana: What would be a good name for anew volcano?
Vera: Ashley!
Vene: What is the opposite of avolcano?
Vern: A volca-yes!
All the following jokes have something in common.Can you guess the common theme or category?
Vic: What did the honeymooning couple say to eachother as they were standing near an activevolcano?
Veronica: “I lava you!”
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Forgotten citiesIn Pompeii and nearby cities, ash and
rocks rained down from MountVesuvius. Pompeii was buried in about20 feet of the debris, or rubble. The cityof Herculaneum, between Pompeii andNaples, was completely buried. In fact,years later people had forgotten thatHerculaneum had ever existed.A bigger beach
Some homes in A.D. 79 were builtright on the beach. The soil and ashfrom Vesuvius pushed the coastline outby many feet.
Buried treasureMuch later, during the 1600s and
1700s, people digging wells for water inthe area discovered parts of sculptures,slabs of marble and other items buriedin the soil. When others found out aboutthe buried treasures, they begandigging and taking whatever they couldfind. But no one kept records of whatwas found or where the ruins were.A scientist steps in
In 1860, the king of Italy turned overthe excavation of Pompeii to anarchaeologist named GiuseppeFiorelli. (Archaeologists study thehabits and ways of ancient peoplethrough the things they leave behind.)
Fiorelli insisted on carefully removingitems and cataloging, or listing, eachone and where it was found.
Uncovering Pompeii
A city preservedThe ash that fell from Mount
Vesuvius hardened, something likecement, after many years. As the bodiesof people and animals decayed, thehardened ash around them kept itsshape. It was lightweight enough that itdidn’t crush the remains.
Fiorelli discovered he could pourplaster into the cavity, or opening,where the person’s skin and clothingused to be. This way he could create adetailed model of how the person lookedwhen he or she died.Pompeii today
Excavations of Pompeii continuetoday. Scientists are trying to find outabout life in Pompeii even before thefamous eruption of A.D. 79. They canlearn a lot about how cities grow bycontinuing this work.
The Mini Page StaffBetty Debnam - Founding Editor and Editor at Large Lisa Tarry - Managing Editor Lucy Lien - Associate Editor Wendy Daley - Artist
The Mini Page thanks Carol Mattusch, guestcurator of the exhibition “Pompeii and theRoman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay ofNaples” (at the Los Angeles County Museum ofArt through Oct. 4) and professor of art historyat George Mason University, for help withthis issue.
Next week, The Mini Page is about famousfathers.
At the library:• “Vacation Under the Volcano,” a Magic
Treehouse book, by Mary Pope Osborne, and“Ancient Rome and Pompeii,” a nonfictioncompanion book to “Vacation Under theVolcano”
• “Pompeii: The Day a City Was Buried” byMelanie and Christopher Rice
• “Pompeii” by Richard Platt
This plaster cast of aman and a vase hewas probablycarrying was madein the 1800s. Thecasts were detailedenough to showfacial expressionsand clothing details.
photo courtesy Department of ImageCollections, National Gallery of ArtLibrary, Washington, D.C.
Digging for valuablesExperts think about 20,000 people
lived in Pompeii at the time of theeruption of Mount Vesuvius. Only about2,000 bodies were found when scientistsbegan excavating (EX-ca-vay-ting), ordigging, in the area.
Survivors of the volcano probablyreturned fairly soon to Pompeii. Upperstories of buildings could be seen abovethe ash.
People tried to dig for valuablesburied in their homes or businesses.When they dug deep, they may havereleased poisonous odors like thosethat killed Pliny the Elder. Thesevapors probably killed some of thesurvivors.
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Supersport: Matthew StaffordHeight: 6-3 Birthdate: 2-7-88Weight: 228 Grew Up: Dallas, Texas
The Detroit Lions desperately need somebody to lead a footballresurgence in the Motor City. They believe Matthew Stafford can bethat man. In the 2009 NFL draft in April, the Lions — who wentwinless in 16 games last fall — had the first overall pick and chose
the former University of Georgia All-America quarterback.Stafford had another year of eligibility at Georgia, but chose to forgo his
senior season to get an early start in the NFL. But the 21-year-old speechcommunications major left a lasting mark on the Bulldogs’ powerhouse program.As a junior last season, he completed 61.5 percent of his passes for 3,459 yardsand set a single-season school record with 25 touchdown tosses. In three yearshe threw for 7,731 yards, with a 57.2 career completion rate, and 51 scores.
Stafford also was voted Most Valuable Player in the 2009 Capital One Bowlgame, leading Georgia to a 24-12 victory over the Michigan State Spartans andhelping the Dawgs cap a 10-3 season.
Attacking NFL defenses is a bigger challenge. But Detroit coaches believeStafford has the talent, touch and toughness to help make the Lions roar again.
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