4/02/2009
All Stations! Distress! : April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank by Don Brown
One can never have enough Titanic books, and this one is a terrific addition. It is an illustrated account of the sinking of the ship, told in a simple yet suspenseful way. It brings to life the confusion and chaos surrounding the disaster. Sketch-like watercolor paintings capture some of the action-packed events. A child is hurled overboard into the waiting arms of a crew member on a lifeboat. A woman is saved from plunging into the sea when a sailor grabs her ankle.Third class passengers watch mournfully as partially filled lifeboats pull away without them. The book is well done and the topic hard to resist.Recommended for grades 4-6,older for readers who need easier materials.
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Second. The author does a great job of packing a lot of fascinating details into this short, engaging book. The watercolor illustrations effectively portray the chaos of the event. Students will be hooked from the first page on, "She arose beneath the skilled hands of four thousand Irish workers at Belfast's Harland & Wolff shipyard."
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