Creating Titanic: The Ship of Dreams

Titanica

by Kevin Blake

On May 31, 1911, thousands of excited people crammed into a shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They were there to watch the empty hull of RMS Titanic enter the water for the very first time. Proud workers hugged their children as they pointed at the massive ship they had helped build. In just 62 seconds, the giant ocean liner was floating for the very first time. It was the largest human-made object the world had ever seen! Creating The Ship of Dreams tells the compelling story of how the largest and most luxurious ship in the world was built and the workers who risked their lives in the process. The fascinating content and large-format color images, maps, and fact boxes bring the Titanic's tragic story to life. Creating The Ship of Dreams is part of Bearport's Titanica series. PLUS , "DOWNLOAD":/teaching_guides/54 a complimentary Teacher/Librarian Resource to help supplement lesson plans with activity ideas, discussion questions, and more.

32 pages, Library Binding

Published December 15, 2017

Reviews

[Amanda Sanders · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a different angle on reading about the Titanic. The information stops at the sea trials and does not talk about the sinking at all. The details sometimes get tedious with how much steal plates weighed and how long they were. But most details were entertaining. Only 8 people died while working on the ship. With no hard hats and sketchy early 1900s scaffolding, this number surprised me. Also, Alexander Carlisle quit because they cut the number of lifeboats from the original plans so that the first class passengers' views would not be obstructed. In the original plans, there would have been enough lifeboats for everyone.

[Serenity · Rating 4 out of 5]

*I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher through my district library services*

I found this to be an interesting book. For those Titanic fans who want to learn more about the actual building of the ship, this is a great choice. It is full of facts and figures for those kids who love trivia. There are a lot of photographs and a pretty robust array of text features such as sidebars, diagrams, a glossary, and index.