shipwrecks

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shipwrecks

The story of the Titanic

1998
Describes the disastrous maiden voyage of the Titanic, "the safest ship ever built, " which sank after colliding with an iceberg in the spring of 1912.

Sunflower Island

1999
A young girl sees a sidewheeler run aground and over many years describes how the river makes the remains of the wreck into an island and then washes it away again. Based on a true story.

Shipwreck fever

2003
Jeff finds an old pirate's map, which is helpful when he joins his uncle's expedition in search of a ship wrecked off the Florida Keys in 1652.

The Monitor

the iron warship that changed the world
2003
Illustrations and easy-to-follow text teach children about the ironclad warship Monitor, discussing how the ship made history and changed the way wars are fought at sea.

Robinson Crusoe

2003
An abridged version of the classic novel presented in the form of a diary in which an Englishman, shipwrecked for almost thirty years on a small isolated island, uses his wit and industry to build a new life. Features illustrations by N.C. Wyeth.

Disasters at sea

2001
An account of major shipwrecks which includes wrecks caused by both accidents and war.

Titanic

2000
Detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.

Survivors

the night the Titanic sank
2001
Will and Lucy sail on the Titanic and are separated from their father when the ship hits an iceberg and begins to sink.

Robinson Crusoe

1983
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.

Terror on the Titanic

2006
Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a ocean liner heading into an iceberg.

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