Titanic Sinks!

Titanic Sinks! is a book by Barry Denenberg about the making and destruction of the famous ship the Titanic. The inside of the book looks as if it were an assembly of old newspaper clippings. The pages have a yellowish-brown tint that looks like an aged newspaper. Through out the book there are many different types of reading. The first part of the book is all of the newspaper clippings giving notice of important facts and information about the titanic. The second part is the journal entries of a newspaper correspondent S.F. Vanni. There is then an hour-by-hour breakdown of the sips final hours followed by recounts by the ships survivors. The end of the book is an interview with the captain of the Carpathia which is the ship that responded to the Titanic's S.O.S. call.

The book is filled with lots of old pictures of the ship and the people aboard. I think that it gives a unique snapshot of the Titanic from many different views all rolled into one book. While much of the information is fact the journal entries of S.F. Vanni are fiction with a fact base.

I think this book would be a great book to read to students if doing a unit on ships of even famous ships throughout history. The photos in this book give a great visual and view into the past. I think that the format of the book would be interesting to students. 

I also think it would be a great book to recommend to students that have an interest in history. When I was in about the 5th-6th grade I had a fascination with the Titanic and the mystery that surrounded it. Of course when I was that age scientist still had not uncovered as much information as they have now. I think it is a great book that will have students interested in history.

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