shipwrecks

An emergency landing puts Mimi, Papa, Christina, and Grant in the middle of a mystery involving the deadly Diamond Shoals off the coast of North Carolina and shipwrecks.

A retelling of Daniel Defoe's novel about an adventurous Englishman who becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck in the seventeenth century and lives for nearly thirty years on a desert island.

Describes ancient treasures on the ocean floor and mysteries such as the "green women" underwater near Greece, and examines several shipwrecks throughout history, such as King Henry VIII's "Mary Rose," the "Girona" of the Spanish Armada, the crewless "Mary Celeste," the "Titanic," the "Lusitania," and others.

Chronicles the events surrounding the wreck of the whaleship Essex in 1821, which sank after being rammed by an eighty-ton bull sperm whale, forcing its crew to sail to the distant coast of South America in three tiny boats.

Tells the story of the discovery in 1991 of a World War II German U-boat, sunk sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey, by deep sea divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, and their six year obsession with identifying the submarine which sank with its crew onboard.

Tells the story of the Essex, a whaleship that set sail from Nantucket in 1819 on a routine voyage, and was rammed and sunk by an enraged sperm whale in the South Pacific, setting the twenty-man crew adrift in three tiny boats.

Showcases lost ships located all over the world and reveals how these ships were found. Examines how scientists study these ships and features photographs and illustrations throughout.

Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.

Real-life situations associated with shipwrecks and marine technology present problem-solving opportunities and show how math can work in day-to-day activities.

Pictures and text describe the disastrous 1912 sinking of the world's largest ocean liner after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage.