Shipwrecks

Iceberg right ahead! the sinking of the Titanic

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Author McPherson's up-to-date overview of the Titanic tragedy offers a variety of features that make this entry stand out among the plethora of print and nonprint titles about the Titanic. The volume, organized chronologically, examines the construction of the vessel and transatlantic travel, and follows the events leading up to and after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Historical photographs, illustrations, diagrams and sidebars enliven the text, and a variety of primary sources offers both factual information and personal testimony.

Iceberg right ahead! the sinking of the Titanic

The Most Dangerous Game

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Evil Russian game hunter, Count Zoroff traps unsuspecting shipwreck survivors on his remote island. Bored with hunting animals, the blood-thirsty count decides his new sport is hunting humans. Upon meeting shipwreck survivors Robert Rainsford and Eve Trowbridge, he decides they shall be the next prey in his insane game. The stranded guests are sent off on the mysterious island and must now find a way to outsmart Zoroff to survive through the night in The Most Dangerous Game!

Director:

Irving Pichel

Grade Level:

High

Length:

01:13

S.O.S: Titanic, Book 3 (Unabridged)

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Disaster has struck, and the Titanic is going down. What started as a thrilling voyage has turned into a fight for survival. For Paddy, Sophie, Juliana, and Alfie, every second counts in the race against death. All of their hiding and all of their seeking has come down to this: Can they save the people they love? Can they even save themselves?

Author:

Gordon Korman

Grade Level:

Elementary

Lexile:

820L

Length:

03:08

Titanic: Unsinkable Book One (Unabridged)

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The Titanic is meant to be unsinkable, but as it begins its maiden voyage, there's plenty of danger waiting for four of its young passengers. Paddy is a stowaway, escaping a deadly past. Sophie's mother is delivered to the ship by police -â¿¿ after she and Sophie have been arrested. Juliana's father is an eccentric whose riches can barely hide his madness.

Author:

Gordon Korman

Grade Level:

Elementary

Middle

Lexile:

820L

Length:

03:14

Titanic: Unsinkable Book One (Unabridged)

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance (Nonfiction)

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It's a survival story almost too incredible to believe, but it's the extraordinary true tale of endurance in the harshest environment on earth. Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set off from England aboard the ship Endurance, intending to cross Antarctica from one side to the other.

Author:

Jennifer Armstrong

Grade Level:

Middle

Lexile:

1090L

Length:

03:47

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance (Nonfiction)