The Titanic (1912)
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The Watch that Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic by Allan Wolf
Told in free form poetry, this novel is a fictional account based on real people who were on the Titanic. The story is surprisingly suspenseful, even if you may guess what happens to the characters.
Awards: Mind the Gap Award, 2012 Tragic and tragically overlooked- The Horn book
Reviews: "Starred Review* with the 100-year anniversary of the Titanic disaster approaching, expect a new flood of works addressing the infamous disaster, though it’s difficult to believe any will surpass this masterpiece. Using free-form poems from the points of view of two dozen travelers, Wolf has composed a multi-octave chorus of voices that is alternately—sometimes simultaneously—spirited, angry, frightened, and mournful. There is the crew (“But my Titanic, she is a graceful hale,” says Captain E. J. Smith), the first-class elite (“The only ice I knew of / was in the gin and tonic that I lifted,” says businessman Bruce Ismay), the third-class rabble (“We waited for someone to show us to our boats,” says hopeful immigrant Olaus Abelseth), and, in two brilliant, audacious moves, a ship rat that seems to represent the desperate will to live (“follow the food”) and the iceberg itself, a godlike monolith that acts as omniscient narrator and Greek chorus (“I am the ice. / I see tides ebb and flow. / I’ve watched civilizations come and go.”). Wolf leaves no emotion unplumbed, no area of research uninvestigated, and his voices are so authentic they hurt. Daniel Kraus (Booklist, Sep. 15, 2011 (Vol. 108, No. 2))
Told in free form poetry, this novel is a fictional account based on real people who were on the Titanic. The story is surprisingly suspenseful, even if you may guess what happens to the characters.
Awards: Mind the Gap Award, 2012 Tragic and tragically overlooked- The Horn book
Reviews: "Starred Review* with the 100-year anniversary of the Titanic disaster approaching, expect a new flood of works addressing the infamous disaster, though it’s difficult to believe any will surpass this masterpiece. Using free-form poems from the points of view of two dozen travelers, Wolf has composed a multi-octave chorus of voices that is alternately—sometimes simultaneously—spirited, angry, frightened, and mournful. There is the crew (“But my Titanic, she is a graceful hale,” says Captain E. J. Smith), the first-class elite (“The only ice I knew of / was in the gin and tonic that I lifted,” says businessman Bruce Ismay), the third-class rabble (“We waited for someone to show us to our boats,” says hopeful immigrant Olaus Abelseth), and, in two brilliant, audacious moves, a ship rat that seems to represent the desperate will to live (“follow the food”) and the iceberg itself, a godlike monolith that acts as omniscient narrator and Greek chorus (“I am the ice. / I see tides ebb and flow. / I’ve watched civilizations come and go.”). Wolf leaves no emotion unplumbed, no area of research uninvestigated, and his voices are so authentic they hurt. Daniel Kraus (Booklist, Sep. 15, 2011 (Vol. 108, No. 2))
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Titanic Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson
Short snipets about passangers, events, and the ship itself make this book a quick and enjoyable read. The photographs and illustrations remind you that their story was very real.
Awards: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
Reviews: "Titanic: Voices from the Disaster revises the events of the Titanic and blends the voices of Titanic survivors and witnesses to the disaster with descriptions of the events that changed lives. Historical photos and illustrations capture the entire experience of the Titanic's maiden voyage and make for a gripping account especially tailored for young adult readers who want a re-capturing of the events that led up to and followed the Titanic's sinking."- Midwest Book Review (Children's Bookwatch, May 2012)
Short snipets about passangers, events, and the ship itself make this book a quick and enjoyable read. The photographs and illustrations remind you that their story was very real.
Awards: Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor Book
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
Reviews: "Titanic: Voices from the Disaster revises the events of the Titanic and blends the voices of Titanic survivors and witnesses to the disaster with descriptions of the events that changed lives. Historical photos and illustrations capture the entire experience of the Titanic's maiden voyage and make for a gripping account especially tailored for young adult readers who want a re-capturing of the events that led up to and followed the Titanic's sinking."- Midwest Book Review (Children's Bookwatch, May 2012)
Find out more....
Heroes of the Titanic: National Geographic- This video tells about the engineers that tried to save the titanic for as long as possible along with a modern day assimilation of the environment. http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/heroes-titanic/?ar_a=1
Titanic Movie Trailer: Movie trailer of the Academy award winning movie by James Cameron. http://www.titanicmovie.com/#/home
Britannica Kids: Interactive Titanic Diagram: While intended for kids, this is a fascinating diagram where you can click on areas of the ship and see actual photos and descriptions of each area of the ship. http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-166724/An-interactive-diagram-provides-information-about-many-different-features-of
Building Titanic: Interactive Timeline. Hit "next" on the page and watch the titanic being built with interesting facts at each stage. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic-100-years/interactives/building-titanic-an-interactive-timeline/
Titanic Rescue Mission 3Toon Game: Silly, free, web game where you try to save passengers on the Titanic, and they are right. It is addicting. http://www.3toon.com/titanic.html
Titanic Movie Trailer: Movie trailer of the Academy award winning movie by James Cameron. http://www.titanicmovie.com/#/home
Britannica Kids: Interactive Titanic Diagram: While intended for kids, this is a fascinating diagram where you can click on areas of the ship and see actual photos and descriptions of each area of the ship. http://kids.britannica.com/elementary/art-166724/An-interactive-diagram-provides-information-about-many-different-features-of
Building Titanic: Interactive Timeline. Hit "next" on the page and watch the titanic being built with interesting facts at each stage. http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/titanic-100-years/interactives/building-titanic-an-interactive-timeline/
Titanic Rescue Mission 3Toon Game: Silly, free, web game where you try to save passengers on the Titanic, and they are right. It is addicting. http://www.3toon.com/titanic.html