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Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World, Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces Joseph Bruce Ismay, the president of the company that owned the Titanic, including details about his survival story and questions about his responsibility for the disaster. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Childs World Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces the Titanic's second-class passengers, including details about their experiences aboard the historic ship, tragic losses, and dramatic stories of survival.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Childs World Inc
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces the crew members of the Titanic, including details about their occupations, efforts to rescue passengers, and the dangers they faced at sea.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces the first-class passengers on the Titanic, including details about their experiences aboard the historic ship, tragic losses, and dramatic stories of survival. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
A collection of survival tales includes the story of a teenager who fell two miles from an airplane and trekked through the Amazon jungle to safety and a woman who was trapped under freezing water for so long that her heart stopped.
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Compelling narrative nonfiction text introduces the children on the Titanic, including details about their family life, adventures on the ship, and the dangers they faced at sea. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, fact-filled captions and callouts, historical photos, a glossary, sources for further research, a listing of source notes, and an introduction to the author.
Author
Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Exciting illustrations follow the story of Steve Callahan. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8" --Provided by publisher
Author
Publisher
Mortimer Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Fifteen amazing stories of survival against the odds, focussing on positive outcomes of natural disasters and accidents from recent history. Prepare to be amazed by these incredible tales of human strength and determination in the face of disaster. Read 15 amazing survival stories, and let the exciting narrative text and dramatic illustrations drop you right into the action. Disasters often make the headlines, but this book focusses on the survivors....
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream during a disastrous storm, it leaves behind three weary sailors struggling to stay alive on a life raft in the throes of violent waves eighty feet tall. This middle-grade adaptation of an adult nonfiction book tells the story of the four intrepid Coast Guardsmen who braved the sea and this ruthless storm, hoping to rescue the stranded sailors"--
16) Titanic
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Discover the luxury of this famous ship - and the exploration of its remains on the ocean floor. Detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
18) Robinson, Crusoe
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.3 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Widely acknowledged as the first English novel, Daniel Defoe's adventure story of a shipwrecked sailor became an instant classic upon its publication in 1719 and the yardstick for countless castaway narratives to follow." "Robinson Crusoe, an English sailor, finds himself marooned on a desert island after the rest of his shipmates drown in a terrible wreck. He survives on the island for nearly three decades, domesticating livestock, cultivating plants,...