shipwrecks

Samantha Mather, fifteen, is having recurring dreams of the Titanic and while awake, receives strange missives and visions of those who went down with the ship.

Text and illustrations present fifty things the reader should know about the sinking of the "Titanic.".

Discusses the science behind a shipwreck, exploring how ships float and sink and how scientists are working to make ships safer.

Discusses the Titanic, including its design, how the ship sank, the passengers onboard, and why the ship's legacy lives on.

This captivating book relates the stories of shipwrecks in the Great Lakes. It also explains how wrecks are found and what happens after their discovery.

"It's up to Sarah Robinson to save her shipwrecked family from a time-traveling 'curator' of souls and a treasure-hunting criminal in Book 3 of the Shipwreck Island series"--Provided by publisher.

"Luke, Julia, David, and Isabel are headed to the deck of the doomed Titanic. Their mission? Capture a shot of the sinking ship, then come right back. The only problem is, once they arrive aboard the ship, the four friends can't agree on what to do next. Should they try to save the passengers? Or maybe bring back a priceless book before it sinks with the ship?"--Provided by publisher.

Sarah, Marco, their families, friend Leo, and his grandfather continue to strive to outwit treasure-seeker Fox and escape the mysterious island and its strange inhabitants.

Describes the young adulthood of Phillip Lanier, an African-American soldier who escaped the danger and racism of segregated Georgia by joining the U.S. Navy and survived the sinking of the U.S.S. "Truxtun.".

A centennial tribute traces the story of the Titanic while describing what life was like aboard the ship and profiles some of its passengers and crew, providing additional coverage of Robert Ballard's discovery of the wreck in 1985.