titanic (steamship)

Chronicles the fateful voyage of the "Titanic," with biographies of six of the ship's doomed passengers and descriptions of the final moments before the ship sank.

Draws upon letters, postcards, diary entries, and memoirs of passengers on the Titanic to share an account of the events before, during, and after the sinking of the ship.

Collection of four fiction stories featuring kids in the path of disaster, including the Titanic, Hurricane Katrina, shark attacks, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

"This time the mysterious box transports the golden retriever Ranger back to the shipyards of Belfast in 1912, where a ship is being prepared for her maiden voyage, and when he saves young Patrick Murphy from being crushed by falling boards, Ranger expects to be transported home; when he is not, he knows that somehow his job is not finished--but then, Ranger has never heard of the Titanic, and knows nothing of the fate that awaits Patrick, and all the other people on board"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles the "Titanic," the famous "unsinkable" ship that crashed into an iceberg and sunk in 1912. Includes a glossary, photographs, a timeline, and resources for further information.

Questions and answers present information about the building, passengers, launching, sailing, sinking, and rediscovery of the "Titanic." Includes illustrations, archival images, and step-by-step diagrams.

How the Titanic broke apart and sank has been a mystery for decades. What actually happened after the ship hit the iceberg? In 2005 explorers set out to investigate a virtually unexplored site rarely looked at before. See their startling discoveries.

Looks at the Titanic, jungle survival, and earthquake survival through the format of choose-your-own adventure stories.

"The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police - after she and Sophie have been arrested. Juliana's father is an eccentric whose riches can barely hide his madness. And Alfie is hiding a secret that could get him kicked off the ship immediately. The lives of these four passengers will be forever linked with the fate of the Titanic. And the farther they get from shore, the more the danger looms." (publisher).

Provides a brief overview of the sinking of the RMS "Titanic," in 1912, describing the ship's collision with an iceberg, the safety precautions the ship had for passengers in the event of an emergency, and the rescue efforts to save the surviving passengers.