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Titanic: Voices From the Disaster (Scholastic Focus)
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Titanic: Voices from the Disaster
Name: Danielle Autumn Shur
Hopkinson, D. (2012). Titanic: Voices from the Disaster. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.
Genre: Informational
Award: YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
Format: Print Book
Selection Process: YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award list
Review:
Say the word ‘Titanic� and most everyone will know what you are referring to. Just over 100 years ago, the most famous maritime disasters occurred. Books have been written, movies have been filmed, and stories have been told, each differing in point of view but with the same result. The Titanic, the world’s largest passenger ship and one that was said to be unsinkable, hit an iceberg and sunk just a few hours later in the early morning hours on April 15, 1912. This book tells the story of what happened.
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster steps into the world of the survivors with photos and interviews that have been collected over the past century. Each chapter details a certain point of the Titanic’s timeline of events ranging from the boarding of passengers to the arrival of the survivors in New York. The book contains additional information on the people mentioned throughout the telling. When one is reading, they are transported into this world, seeing the beauty of the new ship, hearing the laughter of joy, and feeling the steady sway of the ship. But on that night, all changed. With only enough lifeboats for about half, women and children were loaded and soon became widows and orphans. Seeing the great ship sinking, hearing the cries for help, and feeling the icy waters of the north Atlantic; the glory was gone.
The book raises the question of whether or not something could have been done to prevent this tragedy. The ship was going full speed in an area known to have ice. Would slowing down have made it easier to move its direction in time? Could the person steering have hit the iceberg head on rather than scraping the side and in turn giving the ship more time for rescue? Many have asked the question ‘what if?� but there is nothing to be done about it now, we have learned and because of this event maritime law has been updated to prevent a tragedy like this from occurring again.
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Name: Danielle Autumn Shur
Hopkinson, D. (2012). Titanic: Voices from the Disaster. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.
Genre: Informational
Award: YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
Format: Print Book
Selection Process: YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award list
Review:
Say the word ‘Titanic� and most everyone will know what you are referring to. Just over 100 years ago, the most famous maritime disasters occurred. Books have been written, movies have been filmed, and stories have been told, each differing in point of view but with the same result. The Titanic, the world’s largest passenger ship and one that was said to be unsinkable, hit an iceberg and sunk just a few hours later in the early morning hours on April 15, 1912. This book tells the story of what happened.
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster steps into the world of the survivors with photos and interviews that have been collected over the past century. Each chapter details a certain point of the Titanic’s timeline of events ranging from the boarding of passengers to the arrival of the survivors in New York. The book contains additional information on the people mentioned throughout the telling. When one is reading, they are transported into this world, seeing the beauty of the new ship, hearing the laughter of joy, and feeling the steady sway of the ship. But on that night, all changed. With only enough lifeboats for about half, women and children were loaded and soon became widows and orphans. Seeing the great ship sinking, hearing the cries for help, and feeling the icy waters of the north Atlantic; the glory was gone.
The book raises the question of whether or not something could have been done to prevent this tragedy. The ship was going full speed in an area known to have ice. Would slowing down have made it easier to move its direction in time? Could the person steering have hit the iceberg head on rather than scraping the side and in turn giving the ship more time for rescue? Many have asked the question ‘what if?� but there is nothing to be done about it now, we have learned and because of this event maritime law has been updated to prevent a tragedy like this from occurring again.
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
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April 3, 2013
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