shipwrecks

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

The Thea sisters learn about a mysterious shipwreck off Whale Island from their history professor, who disappears, prompting the sisters to search for him and the legendary treasure they think he was searching for before he disappeared.

Presents the history of the steamship Titanic and its ill-fated maiden voyage in 1912 and examines some of the questions concerning the sinking of the famous "unsinkable" ship.

Twelve-year-old Sam, a passenger on the Titanic's maiden sea voyage, volunteers to help care for the dogs in the ocean liner's kennel and becomes fast friends with the Irish setter of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship's owner.

Harry and his boat become stranded on an island, where he discovers an egg which hatches into a strange lizard with wings.

Text and detailed illustrations tell the story of the ocean liner "Titanic," explaining its construction and mechanical features, discussing life on board, and providing details of the accident that caused the ship to sink in April 1912.

Nonfiction accounts of ships that sank inexplicably, and other mysterious maritime occurrences.

A simple account of the sinking of the Titanic and the discovery of its remains many years later.

Depicts five famous ships that have been lost at sea in modern times, the Empress of Ireland, the Lusitania, the Andrea Doria, the Brittanic, and the Titanic.