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Description
Publisher:
Scholastic Asia
Series:
Guided Reading
Published:
Format:
Paperback
Author:
Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
Guide Reading Level(US):
V
Reading Recovery Level:
Lexile:
1040L
Text type:
Non Fiction
ISBN:
9780545436779
Scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Titanic, a topic that continues to haunt and thrill readers to this day, this book by 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 heart-stopping action, devastating drama, fascinating historical details, loads of archival photographs on almost every page, and quotes from primary sources, 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.