Titanic

World History

by Victoria Sherrow

Meet some of the people--both passengers and crew-- who sailed on the Titanic. The Scholastic History Readers series was created especially to bring history to life for beginning readers.

This is a simple recounting of the Titanic's tragic story. The text describes the chronology of events, and discusses the investigation that followed the disaster. The final pages discuss Robert Ballard's discovery and exploration of the wreck of the Titanic.

Sidebars introduce real people who were aboard the Titanic, including the captain, who went down with his ship.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Childrens

48 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

About the author

Victoria discovered her interest in reading and writing both in early adolescence. In 1978 she moved to Los Angeles and worked two jobs. It was at that time she read Writing for Children and Teenagers by Lee Wyndham , and that is when her fate as a writer was sealed. Victoria had decided to write a children's novel. She went to an annual L.A. conference on writing for children where she learned the basics of marketing and submitting work for writers. Then she started writing.

Her first stories were rejected but she kept strong at it. The year after(1979), she managed to sell a story. Then she sold more. And since she has become a multiple award winning author with over 100 published titles to her name. Sherrow has written poetry, short stories, picture books, and articles.

Victoria has taught writing for over twenty years, reviewed children’s books for newspapers, judged writing contests, and done numerous presentations at schools, libraries, and bookstores. She is a long-time member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and served as a judge for the SCBWI’s Golden Kite Award.

Reviews

[Kirsten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Waaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy to easy. I am using it for my history fair project.

[Mustang · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it was good because it had wonderful pictures.I also liked because it nice information on the TITANIC.

[Renae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just when I thought we’d read every Titanic book, we find another.

[Andrea Labonte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Book

[The Campbell Family · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I got this to further our FG badge requirements, Bud requested we read this and was enthralled and repeated most of the facts as I did. He kept calling out "Dad, did you hear that?!" Very simple, but concise and riveting for kids just learning about the Titanic.

[Cathlina Bergman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good, short account of the disaster and aftermath. I've read a lot of books about the TITANIC, and this included some facts and quotes I hadn't encountered before...very interesting!