The Story of the Titanic for Children: Astonishing little-known facts and details about the most famous ship in the world

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Titanic Sinks: Experience the Titanic’s Doomed Voyage in this Unique Presentation of Fact and Fiction By Barry Denenberg To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, Barry Denenberg has created high-concept book that’s a unique combination of fiction and nonfiction. He uses a fictional framework to present the true story of the building and launching of the ship and to give a “you are there” feeling as it goes down. Designed with authentic period photographs and illustrations, Titanic Sinks! immerses you in the era and tells why it’s still a cultural touchstone a hundred years after its demise. 9-12 years The parts of the story aboard the Carpathia, reduce the tension, at least initially, and are written in the first person through Clara’s eyes. She is a fun main protagonist and fits in well with both actual and imagined passengers and crew. Sid Daniels’ part in the story is changed but the most important historical aspects remain. He is depicted as being much younger than his eighteen years, as some of the crew were, with his rescue a far more exciting affair than its factual counterpart and those of others detailed earlier in the book. This volume of the What Was? series dives into the Titanic and its disastrous sinking. Read along to hear what happened that cold April night and learn all about the magnificent ship so many couldn’t wait to board.

Gracie never recovered from his ordeal. He died eight months later, most likely from organ failure caused by hypothermia. But, as a writer and historian, he put every day to good use, writing this gripping eye-witness account – not just of Titanic’s death throes but every moment from the collision with the iceberg to the loading of the lifeboats and the rescue of survivors by the Cunard liner, Carpathia. I have often wondered, as the grandson of a bandsman who lost his life, what kind of death he suffered. After reading Gracie’s book, I knew that it was a terrible way to die. Like its British counterpart some weeks later, the Senators had the advantage of questioning witnesses while events were still fresh in their minds and before stories could be conveniently changed. No stone was left unturned: the ice warnings about the danger of icebergs, the inadequate number of lifeboats, the Titanic’s unanswered SOS calls from nearby ships, the shameful statistics of those who lived and those who died…and so on. The White Star Line’s chairman, Bruce Ismay, was accorded no favours. This is a great mix of factual and fictional with a mythological twist in the tail. The story of Clara runs alongside a fictionalised account of Sid Daniels, an actual steward aboard the Titanic, and his deposition to the United States Senate Enquiry which is inserted throughout. If You Were a Kid Aboard the Titanic By Josh Gregory, Illustrated by Sebastia Serra Alice Carver is traveling aboard the incredible Titanic with her mother to make a new home in the United States. Meanwhile, William Alexander III is aboard as part of a vacation with his wealthy family. Readers will explore the Titanic’s many features with these characters as they meet on the ill-fated ship. 7-9 years Jim Mulholland has been assigned as cabin boy for one of the finest ships the world has ever seen. He also is in charge of the ship’s cat, caring for her between his duties. When he loses her before the ship takes off, Jim finds himself in the midst of a major struggle that will affect the rest of his life. This touching story is a great way to show another side of the Titanic story and form of entertainment. Early Elementary

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This book is a dry read, devoid of drama and stripped of humanity, but tells more about the disaster than a hundred other books combined. Even Walter Lord’s book, depending substantially as it does, on the account of witnesses forty years after the event, their stories changing with every re-telling of the drama, can’t beat this for hard facts. What Was the Titanic? By Stephanie Sabol, Illustrated by Gregory Copeland For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Young readers will find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later. At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, the largest passenger steamship of this time, met its catastrophic end after crashing into an iceberg. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew on board, only 705 survived. More than 100 years later, today’s readers will be intrigued by the mystery that surrounds this ship that was originally labeled “unsinkable.” 8-12 years There were about a thousand on board Britannic when she foundered, many of them wounded, but remarkably only 28 people died – the warm water of the Aegean and Britannic’s proximity to the Greek island of Kea saving their lives. For the second time in her life, Violet found herself writing in her diary, “The wonder of finding myself alive will always remain in my memory”. If Walter Lord’s book is the definitive account of the sinking, this large-format encyclopaedic volume, almost large enough to sink a ship, is the definitive story of the Titanic, from the drawing board to the bottom of the ocean, with nothing omitted between the two events. It is an epic work of research so comprehensive that it deserves a wholly new category of publishing: more than a book, Titanic – Triumph and Tragedy , is a museum. Learn all about the Titanic and the alphabet in this beautifully illustrated picture book. Authors Michael and Debbie Shoulders incorporate pieces of this ill-fated event to tell the story of the sinking, while also easing kids into it and offering another form of learning.

Read detailed information about the supposedly “unsinkable” ship with images that support all the facts. Kids will enjoy being able to get a “real” glimpse into the story of the Titanic and what’s become of it. This story of the Titanic introduces children to the tragic events an a comprehendible and interesting way. This book of great visuals offers so many little known facts about the great ship. For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later. Violet Jessop’s story is remarkable in that she survived not only the sinking of Titanic but, four years later, the sinking of Titanic’s identical twin, Britannic, which went to the bottom in 55 minutes, its watertight compartments proving to be no more watertight than the Titanic’s. But at least Britannic had an excuse – she had been requisitioned as a hospital ship and hit a mine ferrying wounded soldiers home from the war in Europe. Lord carried his preoccupation with Titanic into adult life. While working in an advertising agency in New York in the 1950s, some forty years after the sinking, Lord realised that many survivors would soon be reaching the end of their lives and would no longer be able to tell their stories. He took out advertisements inviting survivors to get in touch, interviewing sixty passengers and crew.This beautifully illustrated book is the story of a boy, his bear, and their escape from the sinking of the Titanic. This telling of the collision is an easy way for young readers to understand these historical events. Clara Scott is very excited! Her cousin, Harold Cottam, is coming for a short visit and she’ll get to hear all about his latest adventures as the telegraph operator aboard the RMS Carpathia. Unfortunately, living on the family ranch means there are chores to be done first and when the wilful twelve-year-old doesn’t follow instructions the whole visit is spoiled. It is also worth mentioning that Rigel, the huge Newfoundland hound, based on a fictional newspaper article from 1912, survives this story. I SURVIVED is historical fiction, describing ten year-old George Calder’s battle for survival. Lauren’s book is gentle fare, especially considering the terrible setting, but it is well researched and enduringly popular. After the sinking of the Titanic, public interest in the disaster ended abruptly with the all-consuming tragedy of the First World War. It wasn’t until 1955 when Walter Lord wrote the definitive account of the sinking, A Night To Remember, that interest in Titanic was reignited across the world. Lord had sailed on the Titanic’s sister ship Olympic as a child and developed a fascination with the Titanic, collecting old newspaper cuttings and memorabilia. His parents thought him very odd.

Ken Marschall made a name for himself for lavish illustrations of books about the Titanic, and this is probably his best one. Like Steve Noon, he uses cutaway illustrations to make readers feel they are actually inside the doomed liner. The real-life accounts of passengers focus on the children aboard the Titanic, which is a particularly compelling (and harrowing) approach. This interactive story will keep kids entertained and make them feel like they’re in the story. Read about the Titanic with so many illustrations to aid the many fun questions and facts about the night this ship collided with a large iceberg and changed the lives of so many.At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic, the largest passenger steamship of this time, met its catastrophic end after crashing into an iceberg. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew onboard, only 705 survived. More than 100 years later, today’s readers will be intrigued by the mystery that surrounds this ship that was originally labeled “unsinkable.” The actual demise of the Titanic is reported in just enough detail not to scare younger readers while still leaving no doubt as to how catastrophic and initially unbelievable the whole event was. Well-known facts are interspersed with the lesser appreciated details to give a good understanding of what really happened alongside what could have been. On April 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic sank. Learn about this fateful day through these Titanic books for kids, including picture books and chapter books.