Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost-Was Found
Publication Information
Author:  Ballard, Robert	Illustrator:  Marschall, Ken
Title:  Exploring the Titanic: How the Greatest Ship Ever Lost-Was Found	Date:  1988
Publisher:  Scholastic/Madison Press	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-590-41953-6	ISBN, hardback:  0-590-41952-8
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    nonfiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| math
Summary:
Author Robert Ballard led the expedition to find and explore the Titanic. This book simultaneously tells the story of the Titanic's construction, maiden voyage, sinking, and rediscovery. This is a long book, and only GED students would be able to read it independently. However, it's very interesting and reads like a fictional adventure.
Teaching Ideas:
The "early years" part could work well with study of the early 20th century. Original photographs and charts complement the story. The story of Ballard's expedition is loaded with links to science and math. Either story might be supplemented with newspaper or magazine articles. Internet users will want to search the WWW using "Titanic" for the search topic. The Web contains lots of interesting information, including Ballard's own home page. www.titanic1.org; www.sos.titanic.com
Teaching Strategies:
Matrices or Charts    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Art and Photography > photography Hardships > disasters History > time period > 20th Century History > region > U.S. history Math > chart/figure reading Science > physical/earth science > oceanography Transportation > ships > Titanic

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