The Titanic Disaster

by Peter Benoit

Overview

Explore 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.

A True Book: Natural Disasters series investigates the events leading up to a disaster, explores the causes, and ponders how the events changed, or could alter, history. This series includes an age appropriate (grades 3-5) introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects and a robust resource section that encourages independent study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531289969
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2011
Series:	Scholastic True Book Series
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	616,784
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	890L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

Editorial Reviews

Gr 3–5—Benoit provides unbiased information that is on target for the intended audience. The main texts flow nicely and encourage the books to be read continuously, not piecemeal like research texts. A lot of the facts are given in comparison to other events, these disasters easier to comprehend. However, the inclusion of the metric measurements in parentheses is sometimes distracting, particularly in Krakatau Eruption. The true/false questions at the beginning of the books help guide readers into the topic. The photographs and reproductions enhance the texts. In Oil Spill, the photos are realistic and well chosen to show that current events can be examined as critically as historical events. In Titanic Disaster, the sequence depicting the ship breaking explicitly shows how a 66,000-ton vessel could just snap in half. Captions provide extra detail, and the inclusion of arrows helps readers decode them and see the relationship between the main text and images. Well-conceived books worthy of purchase.—Catherine Brenner, Bethlehem Public Library, Delmar, NY

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