Book Detail

On Board the Titanic

Publication Information
Author:  Tanaka, Shelley Illustrator:  Marschall, Ken
Title:  On Board the Titanic Date:  1996
Publisher:  Hyperion/Madison Press City:  Toronto
ISBN, paperback:   ISBN, hardback:  0786812699

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction, true story

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies

Summary:
An account of the sinking of the Titanic told through the eyes of two of the survivors. Tanaka includes photographs, diagrams, and accurate facts.

Teaching Ideas:
Book could be included in a study of disasters. Students could research what other historical events were taking place during this time period. Students could find out what safety precautions were put in place as a result of the sinking of the Titanic.

Teaching Strategies:
bullet K-W-L Instruction Strategy
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf
bullet Reader's Theater
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
bullet Word Sorts
   http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/word_sorts.pdf

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Hardships > disasters
bullet Hardships > survival
bullet History > time period > 20th Century
bullet Transportation > ships > Titanic
bullet Heroes and Heroines > ordinary people
bullet History > topic > journeys/voyages


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