Washoe County Library System

"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...

Pictures and text describe the disastrous sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the discovery of its remains in 1985.

Describes the events surrounding the sinking of the ship Titanic in 1912. The reader's choices reveal the historical details from the perspective of a first-class passenger, a third-class passenger, and a crewmember.

Recounts the story of how the world's biggest, safest ship sank on its first trip.

Describes the large luxury liner which sank in 1912 and the discovery and exploration of its underwater wreckage.

Learn the truth about the sinking of the giant ocean liner Titanic in 1912 into the icy North Atlantic.

Describes the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, a luxury liner claimed to be "unsinkable" that was destroyed after colliding with an iceberg, killing over one thousand passengers onboard.

"Labels common stories about the Titanic as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors"--Provided by publisher.

Do you think sailing on the largest passenger liner in the world would be fun? Think again! The reader is on center stage, as he or she deals with the sinking of the Titanic. Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply wouldn't want to be there.

Documents the work of Robert Ballard and his crew to find the wreckage of the "Titanic" and how it lead to renewed interest in and information about the shipwreck. On the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg. Then, a few hours after midnight on April 15, the ship sank thousands of feet before settling on the ocean floor. And that's where it stayed, whereabouts unknown, for the next 73...