Content (amazon): "A vivid retelling of a major historical catastrophe written in an engaging, narrative style with direct speech and speech bubbles. Dramatic illustrations, photos or maps on every page and Internet links to fun websites via the Usborne Quicklinks Website. The Usborne Reading has been developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, Senior Lecturer at Roehampton University."
Cover: The cover is terrifying and sad. Because of the kind of illustration and the style of the written title it fits to the genre.
Opinion: It began with the story of especially two different characters during the activity of a volcano. They want to flee to the water to get away from the volcano and the city. A lot of people and animals died in Pompeii, which is sag and brutal.
Later on, archaeologists find Pompeii and layed open the old city. They found a lot which is partly presented and very interesting.
Because of that it is entertaining as well as informative. Therefore I found it an educational value and I found it great made.