Rescuing Titanic: A True Story of Quiet Bravery in the North Atlantic (HIdden Histories)

by Flora Delargy (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

This exquisitely illustrated story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic from the icy waters of the North Atlantic.

With the approaching 110-year anniversary of the ship's sinking, Rescuing Titanic shares a unique connection with the story of the ship; having been written and illustrated by debut Northern Irish artist, Flora Delargy, whose grandfather and great grandfather both worked in the Belfast Shipyards where the Titanic was built.

In the middle of the night, the Carpathia received a distress call from the sinking Titanic. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote, treacherous ice fields in the dark and come to the rescue of passengers on the world-famous ocean liner. Along the journey, you will learn all about Morse code, navigation tools, the different roles of the crew, how the ships found each other, and by-the-minute details of exactly what happened on this cold and fateful night. The illustrations set the scene and take the reader into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautiful full-bleed illustration and vignettes give great detail about how everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true bravery.

Rescuing Titanic shows that a glimmer of hope can be found even in great tragedy and that heroes are not always big and mighty, but can also be small and unassuming.

This is the debut book in the Hidden Histories series, which explores with beautiful illustrations and vivid details the untold parts of stories we thought we knew.

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Kirkus

Readers interested in history or nautical stories will enjoy the tale.

School Library Journal

Starred Review

Gr 4-7--Young readers have been fascinated with the timeless tale of the Titanic ever since the tragedy occurred 110 years ago, but what about the brave ship that rescued the survivors? This superb picture book tells the parallel stories of Titanic and Carpathia with a mixture of narrative and detailed explanations of each part of steamship travel. Full-color, often spread-length illustrations painstakingly demonstrate a vast array of information on topics such as duties of crew, navigation, and the history of each vessel in key spots during the story. Beginning with the building of the ships and following their individual time lines until they intersect at the point of rescue, readers will understand just how heroic an act it was for the Carpathia to backtrack through iceberg-infested waters in search of survivors. Once the fateful night begins, clocks in the corner of each page show the time of events on each ship. Included is a glossary for the very few terms not explained in the text and a few sources for further reading. VERDICT This gorgeously illustrated tale of heroes and hope amid one of the most well-known marine tragedies of all time is a must buy for collections serving curious readers of all ages fascinated by the Titanic.--Emily Beasley, Omaha Public Sch., NE

Copyright 2021 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Flora Delargy

Flora Delargy is an author and illustrator from Belfast. She has a master's degree in Children's Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. In 2019, she was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children's Book Fair. Rescuing Titanic is her debut book for children.

Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780711262782
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Publication date
September 07, 2021
Series
Hidden Histories
BISAC categories
JNF002000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Adventure & Adventurers
JNF051160 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Disasters
JNF025140 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Modern
JNF057020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
JNF062020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | History
Library of Congress categories
History
20th century
Search and rescue operations
Titanic (Steamship)
Shipwrecks
North Atlantic Ocean
Carpathia (Ship)

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