| Titanic Contributor(s): Pipe, Jim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554073030 ISBN-13: 9781554073030 Publisher: Firefly Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: This large-format, fully illustrated, hands-on expedition through the "Titanic" tells the story of the ships tragic end on a cold April night in 1912. The text is written from the viewpoint of a journalist on board for the ships doomed maiden voyage and includes precise reproductions of such period items as tickets, postcards, and newspaper clippings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Modern - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers |
| Dewey: 910 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 11.86" W x 10.49" (2.02 lbs) 28 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 173888 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "The text in the book is quite accessible for the elementary student and yet will appeal to an older audience as well... For use in school and public libraries as well as in personal collections." There is no limit to our appetite for the Titanic. The ship's demise more than 100 years ago still invites curiosity, fascination and conjecture. This is a meticulously reconstructed adventure of the legendary disaster. Author Jim Pipe assumes the role of one of the many journalists that covered the maiden voyage. He describes the facts: the financiers and builders, the shipyard, the layout and state-of-the-art technology, the passengers, the appointments, staterooms, dining rooms and more, and also the "hidden" spaces used by the lower-class passengers and the crew.... And of course, he conveys the public astonishment at this new "wonder of the world," the biggest ship ever, and unsinkable The narrator's imaginary account is combined with period photographs, illustrations, tip-ins, booklets and other ephemera and eyewitness accounts of the sinking, including those by surviving children. He covers the aftermath of the tragedy and includes the reports and inquiries of the official investigation. The chapters are:
From excitement to horror, Titanic is a richly detailed and dramatic experience for readers of all ages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pipe, Jim: - Jim Pipe |