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What was the Titanic? / by Stephanie Sabol ; illustrated by Gregory Copeland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What was?Description: 108 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780515157260 (pbk)
  • 9780515157284 (hc)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 910.91 SAB 23
LOC classification:
  • G530.T6 .S25 2018
Contents:
What was the Titanic? -- The age of steam -- Building the titanic -- Fitting out the ship -- Stuff and more stuff -- Life aboard the ship -- Warnings -- Iceberg! -- Abandon ship! -- Rescue -- The lost -- Discovery -- What if?.
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'."--Provided by publisher.
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode
Non Fiction MVS Library Main room-back corner G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 910.91 SAB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4008551
Non Fiction MVS Library Children's Room G- Nonfiction (Juvenile) 910.91 SAB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 4006368

Includes bibliographical references.

What was the Titanic? -- The age of steam -- Building the titanic -- Fitting out the ship -- Stuff and more stuff -- Life aboard the ship -- Warnings -- Iceberg! -- Abandon ship! -- Rescue -- The lost -- Discovery -- What if?.

"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'."--Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12.

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