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Finding the Titanic

How Images from the Ocean Depths Fueled Interest in the Doomed Ship

by Michael Burgan
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On the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg. Then, a few hours after midnight on April 15, the ship sank thousands of feet before settling on the ocean floor. And that's where it stayed, whereabouts unknown, for the next 73 years until it was discovered by oceanographer Robert Ballard and his crew. The pictures and video Ballard brought back from the 1985 discovery helped stir new interest in the Titanic's voyage and its resting spot.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Captured Science History

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 1, 2017

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780756556853
      • File size: 9496 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780756556853
      • File size: 9496 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 7.2
    • Lexile® Measure: 1090
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 6-9

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      January 1, 2018
      Grades 5-8 Zeroing in on individual pictures that fundamentally affected scientists' understanding of the universe, these titles in the Captured Science History series nicely balance explanations of historical context, key players, and the science concepts at work in each historic image. Finding the Titanic focuses on innovations that made the discovery of the famed ship's wreckage possible, namely Robert Ballard's high-tech modifications to remote-operated submersibles, as well as continuing controversies about salvaging artifacts from the site. Large-format photos and diagrams on nearly every page spread help illustrate concepts, and accessible writing offers plenty of multidisciplinary angles, from discussions of each image's historical moment to the larger implications of the discoveries those images led to. A solid, engagingly written STEM series.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2018
      Part of the Captured History spinoff series, this installment examines oceanographer Robert Ballard's submarine documentation of Titanic's wreckage and its impact on historical knowledge. An engaging discussion weaves details of Titanic's tragic voyage into an account of the 1985 oceanography expedition, supported by archival photos and intriguing (if understandably muddy) underwater shots. Timeline, reading list. Bib., glos., ind.

      (Copyright 2018 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:7.2
  • Lexile® Measure:1090
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:6-9

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