Titanic

by Anna Claybourne

In 1912, the Titanic was one of the largest, most luxurious steamships ever built. Follow its incredible story, from a shipyard in Ireland to the icy Atlantic Ocean, and discover how this 'unsinkable' ship met with such a tragic end.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Childrens, Middle Grade

64 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

Freelance children’s writer and editor, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Anna Claybourne writes children's information books on all kinds of topics: science experiments, ancient history, the human body, things to make, the environment, robots, evolution, art, fashion, Shakespeare and many more - as well as retellings of myths, legends and Shakespeare plays, and rhyming stories.

She studied English literature at university, but has always been interested in science, technology and art and design as well. She loves making and crafting, especially sewing, and her house is full of fabrics, craft materials, tools and books. Other interests and passions include camping, cats, outdoor swimming, news and politics, and music - she plays the trombone and has played in many different bands and orchestras, including performing live on a John Peel session in 2002 with Scottish band Ballboy.

Anna was born and grew up in Yorkshire, but has also lived in Canada as a student, Iceland as an au pair, and Costa Rica as a conservation volunteer, where she saw tarantulas, tapirs, monkeys, sloths, crocodiles and giant katydids. She now lives in Edinburgh with her two children and two cats, Skye and Socks.

Reviews

[Dem · Rating 4 out of 5]

A terrific book beautifully illustrated and full of facts for children(aged between 7 and 10) wanting to know more about the Titanic.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good, informative book with lots of interesting details about the ship, what made it sink and the passengers on board together with diagrams to back up and explain the information.

[Krista Lineweaver · Rating 4 out of 5]

Titanic, by Anna Claybourne, is a nonfiction book intended for the intermediate ageg group. The illustrations in the book are beautifully done that would be eye- catching to children. The story does point out some specific family names but mostly talks about the boat, Titanic. Children will be able to learn a lot of true facts from this story because of the information given. Teachers could create a lesson about the Titanic and study it completely for the children to get the most out of it. I believe that children will enjoy reading and looking at the pictures of Titanic.

[bookishdoll · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was obsessed with the Titanic as a child and I can confirm that I still am. This is an awesome book (aimed towards younger kids) that I enjoyed even as someone who’s much older than the target audience.

[Aysha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never thought I would find this book on goodreads.Goodreads is so awesome!
What i want to say to the people who saw the movie Titanic is that,READ THIS BOOK AND KNOW THE REAL STORY OF THE TITANIC PEOPLE!
BTW,this book has nothin' to do with the movie if you're thinking that.The movie was tragic.
This book was more tragic.Because this is REAL and the story of the movie is not.
And thanks to this book,now i am really scared to go ocean cruising. *shivers*

GO TITANIC CAPTAIN WHO STAYED BACK IN THE SHIP WHEN IT DROWNED UNLIKE ISMAY!

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

As someone who enjoys studying and learning about the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic on April 14, 1912, Anna Claybourne's and Katie Daynes' book Titanic: Usborne Young Reading was a fun read for me because it sums up what happened before, during, and after the sinking, and it would be a very informative read for anyone just beginning to learn about the disaster. As it is designed for young readers, however, it leaves a lot of important details out, and I had already known most everything that the book has to offer. It is, however, a great read for anyone who, as I previously mentioned, is just beginning to do research on the ship and its sinking and is just looking for minimum and summed up information.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm very behind on my reading challenge so I thought I'd pick a very quick read. I was an absolute Titanic nerd in elementary school, so it was fun to reminisce on the topic. The book was pretty good, definitely just a broad overview, which makes sense because it is meant for children. I wish they would have mentioned or included a photo of the grand staircase since it was such a wow factor element in 1914. Great book!

[Dawn Laws · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is based on a real life tragedy of the Titanic ship. The book offers real life facts about the voyage and sinking of hr ship.

I rated this book 5/5 because it is an easy to read book with great information, illustrations and a real piece of history.

[Lynsey Frayne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very educational for young learners (or older ones like me). Tells the story in detail but at a level children understand. My 8 year old now thinks he's a genius!
Illustrations are lovely and descriptive for them to understand.

[June Brault · Rating 4 out of 5]

5th - 8th Grade
Genre: Informational Nonfiction

I have always like the movie Titanic and thought the book was great too. I think that students should read this book to find out what life was like back then. Also to find out more information about the Titanic.

[Lucy Woodbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

i always have loved the Titanic and this book was an easy read that describes what happened! i wish it told a little more of stories of survivors but there’s lots of other books for that - but well written and the visuals were great.

[Alvin Au Yeung · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very enjoyable and tells the whole story of the Sinking Of The Titanic. This book will make you want to read forever and is full of excitement.

[Nicole Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love anything to do with Titanic. This is a very informative story.

[Culleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very well written for children to understand. I recorded myself reading this for my library students.

[ACJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

En dejlig bog om Titanic med flotte billede.

[Graham Sillars · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent little book about the Titanic. A few inaccuracies but still ok!

[Steven Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent well written version of events that occurred to the Titanic.

[What Angie Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book with a lot of illustrations. My son and I both read this.

[Paige Lacey-Wickham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice light easy read very interesting information about the titanic

[Evyn Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very good I got it from my talented and gifted teacher and I read it in less than an hour

It is worth one point on ar and is level 5.9

[Teodora Marian]

A summary of the tragedy with images

[Hannah Marshall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genre: informational
Reading level: 5-6

I really enjoy reading about and learning new information on the Titanic so I enjoyed reading this book. I liked how it was in a chapter book style so there was distinct sections but it wasn't an overwhelming read as there were lots of pictures to go along with the text. The pictures were very complementary to the text and added a lot. It would have been a whole different feel if this book only had text. This would be a great book for a student to use if they were doing research on the Titanic.

[Shaikha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t ask why I read this☺️ good book tho😋😋

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

i like the book is history good

[Trevor Fletcher · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book Titanic was a good short book. It was really easy to read and it took me a week to read. If you are a fast reader you could probably finish it in a couple of days. This book was a documentary of the Titanic on how it went down.

The Titanic started out in England and was going to cruise to New York for a trip. Then it was going to also stop in Newfoundland, Canada. They ship was the biggest luxury ship back in its time. The ship was supposed to be unsinkable and they found out that wasn't the case. The ship was heading to Newfoundland and it was 400 miles away from land until it hit an iceberg. The iceberg was bigger then the ship. The book tells about how the ship sinks and how long it took. It tells about how everybody reacted when the ship hit the iceberg nobody panicked to bad they didn't think they would ever sink. When the ship started to tip then people started to freak out and run for the life boats. I thought this book was a good documentary on the great Titanic.

I would recommend this book to boys and girls through the ages of 11-14 because it is extremely easy. I would recommend it to kids who like history and other things about the past. This book was really easy to read and would be good for younger people.

[Leto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Titanic is a book that explains the beginning and the end of Titanic. Originally there was a group called the White Pass that wanted to create the largest steamer boats ever built and make them unsinkable.

The Titanic was engineered with six chambers that would carry in water, but only two should have water carried in, so the ship wouldn't sink. If three or more chambers were filled with water, the boat would sink.

There were thousands of people on the Titanic and thousands died, but only hundreds survived.

The way the Titanic sank was by the bottom part of an iceberg scraping fives marks into the Titanic's chambers (5 chambers). It started flooding while the other wasn't filled, but that didn't matter. It sank even though the passengers didn't believe it would.

I enjoyed learning from this book because I thought I already knew parts of it, but there was a lot more to it. I think it would be a good idea to recommend this book to a friend or someone far away because they can learn some new things about the history of the Titanic.

[Jackie Pino]

Many records of the Titanic’s fateful journey exist. This Usborne Young Reading version details the story from before the great ship was built until the survivors reached New York aboard the Carpathia. While it does mention some specific individual and family names, the heart of the book is about the Titanic itself. The book was designed with a visual on almost every page, breaking up the text for young readers. The visuals include copies of real pictures taken of or on the Titanic, reproductions of newspapers, and a variety of diagrams. They all directly relate to the text on the page, aiding in the child’s comprehension of the written material. According to Usborne Young Reading, this book is part of their Series Three, “for readers who want to tackle longer stories.”

[Erica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nonfiction book about the unsinkable ship the Titanic that hit an iceberg and sank. The book provides facts about the boat. It also talks about some of the people on the boat and some of the things that happened to them. The book briefly talks about the movie that was made about the ships sinking. It has many pictures and diagrams, even some of the wreckage when divers went down to the site many years later. The pictures make the story even more interesting to children.

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The 7yo is doing a project on the Titanic, thus the recent spate of books on this topic. This book added some details I hadn't read before. It mentions a few people by name, but wasn't as character-driven as All Stations! Distress! It has a chapter about efforts to find and raise the Titanic. One thing that bugged me a little bit is that they colorized many of the old photographs.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a good introduction for children to the topic - I'd guess about third grade, or whenever they're ready to read chapter books. Do make sure a parent or guardian is with them as they read though: not so much for the subject matter as the vocabulary. There were some nautical terms and other "big" words that I'm not positive a 7-8 year old would know just yet.