The Titanic

by Deborah Kent

Describes the disastrous 1912 sinking of the world's largest ocean liner after colliding with an iceberg during its maiden voyage

Genres: History

32 pages, Library Binding

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

Deborah Kent was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Little Falls. She graduated from Oberlin College and received a master's degree from Smith College School for Social Work. For four years, she was a social worker at University Settlement House on New York's Lower East Side. In 1975, Ms. Kent moved to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she wrote her first young-adult novel, Belonging. In San Miguel, Ms. Kent helped to found the Centro de Crecimiento, a school for children with disabilities. Ms. Kent is the author of numerous young-adult novels and nonfiction titles for children. She lives in Chicago with her husband, children's author R. Conrad Stein, and their daughter, Janna.

Reviews

[Renae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Flynn loves the titanic! This one wasn’t the most exciting we’ve read but lots of factual info!

[Jc · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great introduction to the fated Titanic.

[Culleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read for young readers. Many details but not overwhelming.

[Jana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book at my library book sale, and it's a fascinating account of the sailing and tragedy of the Titanic. The author uses photographs and text to describe exactly what happened in this tragedy 114 years ago. I know my students will be fascinated by it. It's paperback, though, so I'll have to work hard to keep it from falling apart.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This non-fiction, informational book is a good tool for researching basic facts about the R.M.S. Titanic. The illustrations and actual photographs of the ship really enhance the factual information contained in the text.

[Literacy Group]

This book tells the story of the Titanic in detail. It gives a lot of information about the Titanic and what it was like onboard. It includes a lot of graphics and photographs which are great for kids!

Grade 3 - 4
Heather