titanic voices from the disaster by deborah hopkinson

' Though, I've heard the story and watched the movie- there was still a lot to learn from this book. ' Rereading, May, 2013, as a classroom read aloud. Explanations, diagrams and a look into specific person's lives combine for a fascinating tale of this tragedy. ' Details, so many details about a compelling story written to hold the attention of a middle school student. Just like last night I was watching a documentary on 'the birth of the titanic'!!!!!! ' - Ava, ' So good then again I am a huge titanic fanatic since the first time I heard of the story.

' Fabulous! Awesome piece of non-fiction. A thorough account, this is one of the best Titanic books I have read. Historical information and pictures are included, as well as more modern perspectives. ' This is an excellent book, tying together accounts of survivors to retell the story. I was historically correct based on letters and other information. Too much switching back and forth from one person to the other and it took a while to grasp who was talking. ' Moving, informative, and exciting - a great read for Titanic enthusiasts of all ages. ' Great example of nonfiction! Lots of primary sources, an informational book that reads like a story, and amazingly researched with great appendixes. ' This is a succinct account of the Titanic disaster that nicely straddles the line between telling the facts and telling the story. ' I like how this audio was done! ' - Christiana, ' My son wanted to read a book about the Titanic and decided to listen to this book.

Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.Excellent for those middle and high schoolers who are still obsessed with the Titanic.' Titanic: Vocies from the Disaster is no exception-goes over what happened with a focus on actual photos and primary source voices through letters and characters. 'Deborah Hopkinson is a great nonfiction writer for youth.

Their recollections are filled with heart-stopping action, devastating drama, and fascinating historical details. There’s nine-year-old Frankie Goldsmith Violet Jessop, a young stewardess Jack Thayer, an American high school senior Colonel Archibald Gracie, a well-to-do gentleman William Murdoch, a brave seaman Charlotte Collyer, a young mother on her way to start a new life and many others. Critically acclaimed author Deborah Hopkinson weaves together the voices of Titanic survivors and witnesses to the disaster to bring the horrors of that terrible night to life. Even now, a century later, the events surrounding the Titanic continue to haunt and intrigue us. Thus the ship declared to be unsinkable was lost in one of the most infamous tragedies in history. EARLY MORNING ON APRIL 15, 1912, the RMS Titanic, on her glorious maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, sank after striking an iceberg in the North Atlantic.

Titanic voices from the disaster by deborah hopkinson