Döda män berättar inga historier. Men döda fartyg gör det.
I nästan hundra år har Titanic vilat i Atlantens tysta vatten, 3 800 meter under havsytan. Minnena av natten den 14 april 1912, när hon kolliderade med ett isberg och sjönk med nästan 1 500 personer ombord, dör bort ti[...]
The story of the Titanic right up to its rediscovery is told for more advanced, independent young readers by the man who discovered the great sunken ship. Original.
Children's literature - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8[...]
Until a few decades ago, the ocean depths were almost as mysterious and inaccessible as outer space. Oceans cover two-thirds of the earth's surface with an average depth of more than two miles - yet humans had never ventured more than a few hundred feet below the waves. One of the great scientific a[...]
A century after the great ship sank to the ocean floor, the "Titanic" still captivates the imagination. More than just a collection of the superlative facts associated with the ship --largest, tallest, fastest--Robert Ballard's "Exploring the Titanic" tells the tale of the doomed ocean liner through[...]