Wholesale Titanic: Voices From The Disaster

Award-winning author Deborah Hopkinson pieces together the harrowing, tragic story of the TITANIC in this Sibert Honor volume. Now in paperback! In this award-winning book, critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices and stories of real TITANIC survivors and witnesses to the disaster -- from the stewardess Violet Jessop to Captain Arthur Rostron of the CARPATHIA, who came to the rescue of the sinking ship. Packed with heartstopping action, devastating drama, fascinating historical details, loads of archival photographs on almost every page, quotes from primary sources, and painstaking back matter, this gripping story, which follows the TITANIC and its passengers from the ship's celebrated launch at Belfast to her cataclysmic icy end, is sure to thrill and move readers. Product Details Format: Paperback Binding: Perfect-bound Paperback ISBN: 9780545116756 Page Count: 304 Trim Size: 5-1⁄4 x 8 Pub Date: January 2014 Fiction / Nonfiction: Non-Fiction Ages: 8 - 12 Grades: 3 - 7 Imprint: Scholastic Focus Subjects: Boats, Ships, Submarines, Courage, Bravery, Heroism, Disasters and Catastrophes, Survival, World History Language: English Guided Reading Level: GR Level V Lexile® Measure: 1040L Return Restrictions: Strippable