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Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 423 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A product of Anglo-American capitalism, built by a generation that had never known trauma and was bored by its own prosperity and success, the Titanic set sail into a world that was about to change forever. Modernity was shaking the class system, the Industrial Revolution was creating new kinds of wealth, and revolutionary fervor would lead to The Great War. Exploring the infamous disaster from the perspectives of six of her first-class passengers--a...
Publisher
AMC Film Holdings
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (473 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story, follow the British Royal Navy's perilous voyage into unchartered territory as the crew attempts to discover the Northwest Passage. Faced with treacherous conditions, limited resources, dwindling hope and fear of the unknown, the crew is pushed to the brink of extinction. Frozen, isolated and stuck at the end of the earth, it highlights all that can go wrong when a group of men, desperate to survive, struggle not only with...
Author
Publisher
Graphic Universe
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
125 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When a plague sweeps over the earth killing everyone except children under twelve, ten-year-old Lisa organizes a group to rebuild a new way of life.
Publisher
Sonar Entertainment Distribution LLC
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 2 hours, 54 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of the 1912 sinking of the largest luxury liner ever built, the tragedy that befell over two thousand of the rich and famous as well as of the poor and unknown passengers aboard the doomed ship. The plot focuses on the romances of two couples upon the doomed ship's maiden voyage. A charming pickpocket steals a ticket for the ship, and falls for a sweet innocent Irish girl on board. But their romance is threatened by a criminal, who determined...
286) Beautiful wild
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
357 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Vida Hazzard can see her future: aboard the heralded "Millionaire's Ship of the West," she'll charm the young scion Fitzhugh Farrar, resulting in a proposal of marriage. But Vida didn't plan on Fitz's best friend Sal, a rough-around-the-edges boy with a talent for getting under her skin. Nor did she anticipate a hurricane dashing their ship to pieces, along with her dreams. Stranded on an island with both Fitz and Sal, Vida is torn between the...
288) Jaws of Honda
Author
Publisher
M. Hoag
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Rev. ed.
Physical Desc
48 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm. + 1 folded ill. on sheet 28 x 44 cm.
Language
English
Description
Account of the seven United States Destroyers who became shipwrecked and locked in the "Jaws of Honda" on September 8, 1923.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
78 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What do you know about the sinking of the Titanic? What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different? Scholastic's If You Lived... series answers all of kids' most important questions about events in American history. With a question and answer format, kid-friendly artwork, and engaging information, this series is the perfect partner for the classroom and for history-loving...
290) El terror
Author
Publisher
Roca Editorial
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Primera edición.
Physical Desc
761 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
Español
Description
En 1847, dos barcos de la Armada británica, el HMS Erebus y el HMS Terror, que navegaban bajo el mando de sir John Franklin, están atrapados en el hielo del Ártico. En su anhelada busca del paso del Noroeste, parecen haber fracasado. Sin poder hacer nada por continuar su marcha y completar su expedición, rodeados del frío polar y de inminentes peligros, sólo pueden esperar a que llegue el deshielo que les permita escapar. Poco a poco, los días...
Author
Publisher
Other Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
249 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A moving firsthand account of migrant landings on the island of Lampedusa that gives voice to refugees, locals, and volunteers while also exploring a deeply personal father-son relationship. On the island of Lampedusa, the southernmost part of Italy, between Africa and Europe, Davide Enia looks in the faces of those who arrive and those who wait, and tells the story of an individual and collective shipwreck. On one side, a multitude in motion, crossing...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
56 pages : illustrations ; cm
Language
English
Description
In 1912, orphaned Irish street musician Jonathan Harker accidentally stows away on the Titanic, where he is befriended by Wallace Hartley, called "the bravest man in the world" for playing violin with the band as the Titanic sank. Includes historical note.
Author
Series
Magic tree house volume 17
Publisher
Lectorum Publications
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
74 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
Español
Description
The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie to the deck of the Titanic to find the mysterious gift that will free a small dog from a magic spell.
"Annie y Jack se embarcan en una aventura emocionante, terrible y triste cuando la casa del árbol los lleva a la cubierta del Titanic. ¿Habrá also que puedan hacer para ayudar en el trágico desenlace de la historia? ¿Serán capaces de salvar la vida de alguien? ¿Y la de ellos mismos?"--P. [4] of...
294) The Parliament
Author
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
358 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Madigan Purdy is stuck in her home town library. When tens of thousands of owls descend on the building, rending and tearing at anyone foolish enough to step outside, Mad is tasked with keeping her students safe, and distracted, while they seek a solution to their dilemma. Perhaps they’ll find the inspiration they seek in her favorite childhood book, The Silent Queen…With food and fresh water in low supply, the denizens of the library will have...
295) The puffin keeper
Author
Publisher
Puffin, an imprint of Penguin Random Canada Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House of Canada Limited
Pub. Date
2022, c2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
830L
Physical Desc
90 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As a child, Allen is saved from a nautical disaster by Benjamin Postlethwaite, a solitary lighthouse keeper. Years later, Allen returns to the lighthouse, and the two nurse an injured young puffin back to health. When Allen is called up to fight in World War Two ... his fond memories of his time at the lighthouse keep him going, even through prison camp"--
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition, young readers [edition].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
xi, 226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young readers edition of Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias' New York Times bestseller In Harm's Way--a riveting World War II account of the greatest maritime disaster in US naval history. On July 30, 1945, the U.S.S. Indianapolis was torpedoed in the South Pacific by a Japanese submarine. An estimated 300 men were killed upon impact; close to 900 sailors were cast into the Pacific Ocean, where they remained undetected by the navy for nearly four...
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
400 pages
Language
English
Description
On the night of February 17, 1864, the tiny Confederate submarine HL Hunley made its way toward the USS Housatonic just outside Charleston harbor. Within a matter of hours, the Union ship?s stern was blown open in a spray of wood planks. The explosion sank the ship, killing many of its crew. And the submarine, the first ever to be successful in combat, disappeared without a trace. For 131 years the eight-man crew of the HL Hunley lay in their watery...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
191 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles, photographs ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the years following the Civil War, "Arctic fever" gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Several explorers attempted to find a route to the North Pole, but none succeeded. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington De Long and the crew of the Jeannette, who departed San Francisco in the summer of 1879 hoping to find a route to the North Pole. However, in mid-September the ship...
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