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What Was the Titanic?

What Was the Titanic?

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  • Author：Stephanie Sabol
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Summary

For more than 100 years， people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1，500 lives。 Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later。

At 2:20 a。m。 on April 15， 1912， the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic， the largest passenger steamship of this time， met its catastrophic end after crashing into an iceberg。 Of the 2，240 passengers and crew onboard， only 705 survived。 More than 100 years later， today's readers will be intrigued by the mystery that surrounds this ship that was originally labeled "unsinkable。"

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Reviews

Chelsey Wilson ，

Obviously this book was very informative; that’s what the point of this series is。 I found this one a little boring， though。

Henry ，

My favorite part was it talked about the Titanic movie。 There was a submarine called Alvin next to the ship。 Robert Ballard was driving in the submarine。 Robert Ballard traveled from the surface to the shipwreck。

Jessica IBirchem-Isley ，

It had a lot of really good facts about the titanic that I never knew

Floyd John Barbin ，

A short book but still manage to give quality information。

Some Reader ，

A quality， child-friendly narrative of the famous ship and its sinking incident， with some insight on its design and manufacturing。

DORIS ，

WHAT SAD STORY。 ENDING MY BIGMAMA。 WAS BORN 1912。 THE YEAR TITANIC WENT DOWN 。

Layne T ，

Fun， easy read。 100% recommend if you want to know more about the Titanic， how it was built， and how it ended up at the bottom of the ocean。

Vicky ，

I read this book to by 9 year old。 He is fascinated and wants to watch a movie about it as well。 I learned a number of new facts and had a few lost facts reminded to me。 Very informative without overwhelming either of us。

Michael Zitomer ，

A great quick read for kids and even adults who are diehard Titanic history buffs。 I’m one and almost anything on the topics gets me going。 However it is overtly clear that the language and strategies of framing of the story are ripped right from the 1997 blockbuster。 But the film was good so maybe that’s what made this book interesting and flow nicely。 Also， diagrams and illustrations were great， and I especially enjoyed the little historical vignettes that were included in addition to the main A great quick read for kids and even adults who are diehard Titanic history buffs。 I’m one and almost anything on the topics gets me going。 However it is overtly clear that the language and strategies of framing of the story are ripped right from the 1997 blockbuster。 But the film was good so maybe that’s what made this book interesting and flow nicely。 Also， diagrams and illustrations were great， and I especially enjoyed the little historical vignettes that were included in addition to the main body of work。 。。。more

Stephanie Gelb ，

The Who was series never disappoints。 Great layout， interesting facts and I also really liked how they included different time lines to give kids a gauge to measure when these events happened compared to what was going on in the world。

Michele ，

（This review is more for the whole Who is\What is\Where is series than just this one book。） I read these books to my kids as part of our homeschool morning。 I really recommend them。 They are well written but not over the heads of my 4 & 6 year olds。 We read one chapter a day， which is just enough for them。 They really do enjoy learning from these books。

Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken ，

This was a very excellent introduction to the subject of titanic for kids。 I am exactly the perfect age to still be obsessed， because the movie came out right before my 15th birthday。 It never fails that if I find Titanic on television I watch it no matter what part of the movie it is at。 And all these years later I still cry for the last 45 minutes of the movie。Repeatedly as we were reading Eleanor kept asking me if I was okay and needed a hug。 She is very interested in learning more about tita This was a very excellent introduction to the subject of titanic for kids。 I am exactly the perfect age to still be obsessed， because the movie came out right before my 15th birthday。 It never fails that if I find Titanic on television I watch it no matter what part of the movie it is at。 And all these years later I still cry for the last 45 minutes of the movie。Repeatedly as we were reading Eleanor kept asking me if I was okay and needed a hug。 She is very interested in learning more about titanic and that makes my heart very happy。 。。。more

Juliana Ott ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book explains everything about the titanic from the construction to the sinking。 It explains the titanic’s sinking in detail and contains a brief timeline。 Approximately it said the ship contained over 2000 passengers and crew members， but had only enough life boats for half of them。

Laurel Horner ，

By far the most informative of all regarding this tragedy。 Details regarding building of Titanic， testing voyage， picking up passengers in multiple ports etc。 Much more details than Magic Treehouse and I survived。

Nikki ，

A great book for kids to learn about the Titanic。 I’ve read a lot of books on the Titanic and I still learned a thing or two from this one。 Also love how it has actual pictures from the ship at the end。

Amy Warren ，

Read to my son for school。。great book。

Victoria ，

It was alright I don’t really recommend

Katie ，

Pretty interesting topic。 Tons of kids at my elementary school come to the library looking for books about the Titanic。 What a sad but eerily compelling true story in our history。 I might have to re-watch the movie with Leo now。 :）

Lydia Mitchell ，

Learned a lot of stuff about the titanic that I didn't know。The pictures inside are also really cool。 Learned a lot of stuff about the titanic that I didn't know。The pictures inside are also really cool。 。。。more

Natalie ，

Delightful， as usual！ I always recommend this series to my students， as well as other adults who want bite-size chunks of history。 Even though each book takes less than a half hour to read， whenever I finish one I feel like I've gained a lot of knowledge。 It's amazing how much they can pack in there。 A couple fun tidbits:*More than 3 million rivets were used。 *Eight men died during the construction。 15，000 worked on the Titanic。*"RMS" stood for "Royal Mail Ship。" There were over 7 million letter Delightful， as usual！ I always recommend this series to my students， as well as other adults who want bite-size chunks of history。 Even though each book takes less than a half hour to read， whenever I finish one I feel like I've gained a lot of knowledge。 It's amazing how much they can pack in there。 A couple fun tidbits:*More than 3 million rivets were used。 *Eight men died during the construction。 15，000 worked on the Titanic。*"RMS" stood for "Royal Mail Ship。" There were over 7 million letters on board。 *This was going to be Captain Smith's last voyage before he retired。 *In third class 700 people had to share 2 bathtubs， but all-in-all， the quarters were better than third class on other ships。 *Some experts believe the ship will completely disintegrate within the next 50 years due to all the bacteria。 。。。more

McKenna ，

I liked this book because it talks about one of my favorite times in history and tells the story about the famous Titanic ship。 The book describes the events of the Titanic and about what it was like on the boat。 It gives us details about how the first class passengers felt and how different it was from the other classes。 I also liked the pictures it showed so we don't have to imagine what the boat looked like。 I loved the time lines and the stories about the people on the boat。 I would defiantl I liked this book because it talks about one of my favorite times in history and tells the story about the famous Titanic ship。 The book describes the events of the Titanic and about what it was like on the boat。 It gives us details about how the first class passengers felt and how different it was from the other classes。 I also liked the pictures it showed so we don't have to imagine what the boat looked like。 I loved the time lines and the stories about the people on the boat。 I would defiantly recommend this book to middle school readers or anyone else who is interested in the Titanic。 。。。more

Brayden Tucker ，

I think it was good and interesting

Lucas ，

On April 15， 1912 the Titanic crashed into an ice berg。 2，240 passengers and crew on-board， only 705 survived。 The Titanic was suppose to be unsinkable。 The ship took several years to build。 The Titanic went under on its first voyage。 Readers can read about how the ship went down and how they discovered the ship 75 years later。They were leaving England and heading to New York。 The Titanic’s captain was Edward John Smith。Two men where on look out but could not see the ice berg in the middle of th On April 15， 1912 the Titanic crashed into an ice berg。 2，240 passengers and crew on-board， only 705 survived。 The Titanic was suppose to be unsinkable。 The ship took several years to build。 The Titanic went under on its first voyage。 Readers can read about how the ship went down and how they discovered the ship 75 years later。They were leaving England and heading to New York。 The Titanic’s captain was Edward John Smith。Two men where on look out but could not see the ice berg in the middle of the night and that is what caused the titanic to wreck。 At the time mostly rich traveled on the large ships。 Once the men on look out warned the crew it was to late and the ship hit the ice berg。 They tried to save as many as they could but was limited with space。 Most people went in the water and died because it was so cold。 Most people on the ship were wealthy because it was very expensive to travel and a ship。I like this book and it is sad how they people on this ship died。 But I like how they tell about how they discovered the ship later and how they found gold and jewels and history regarding the ship。It gives us more about what happened。 It is very sad that these people died a very horrible death。If you like history and past events you will like this book。 。。。more

Lauren Crawford ，

The descriptive story about what it was like in the titanic as it sank。

Cordellya Smith ，

I read this book with my daughter， who is in the fifth grade and interested in all things Titanic。 It is a very informative book that is well organized and filled with interesting details about the disaster that was the Titanic。

Reagan ，

I recommend this book because it teaches you about the history of the titanic。 The titanic was a big boat that sunk in 1912。

Emma ，

Terrible， just terrible。

Sofia ，

this book was a bit scary， but fun。

Heather ，

Very interestingThis one was really interesting。 I love how they give a timeline as well as actual photos。 Very well written。

Adam ，

If。。。if only the lookouts broke in to the locker to get their binoculars。 If only the son of the dead founder wasn't on the ship pushing the captain to go full steam ahead （in order to chase some vain publicity stunt， putting all those lives at risk）。 If only the telegraph operators had listened to the messages from nearby ship Californian rather than sending non-sense egotistical messages from rich passengers to their family in New York etc。 If only the bulkheads were taller （or all the way to If。。。if only the lookouts broke in to the locker to get their binoculars。 If only the son of the dead founder wasn't on the ship pushing the captain to go full steam ahead （in order to chase some vain publicity stunt， putting all those lives at risk）。 If only the telegraph operators had listened to the messages from nearby ship Californian rather than sending non-sense egotistical messages from rich passengers to their family in New York etc。 If only the bulkheads were taller （or all the way to the ceiling） to lock in the water and prevent flooding。 All disasters have many causes， it just takes bad luck for them to all comes together at one point。 Makes me want to study human factors and disasters more （I have some books on disasters and risk and some on Chernobyl - which is popular again due to the streaming show and tourism again）。 。。。more

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