Review: Nicely done if a bit complicated for really young readers.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 19, 2012
Generally when I think of children's A to Z books I think of bright colorful pictures and an "A is for Apple" kind of thing. This book surpasses that by a nautical mile. The author divided the book into three sections, with the first section being about the history of the Titanic and the ill-fated voyage that ended in tragedy. The middle section is the A to Z portion and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the information she chose to include. Although I do feel that for younger audiences some of the passages may be lengthy enough that they might lose interest, I think older children could learn valuable information from this. I thought the people and items the author chose to represent her alphabet letters were unique and original and not what you would expect from the standard A-Z book. Finally, the third and shortest section of the book is about the discovery of the Titanic years ago by Robert Ballard and his team. Overall I was highly impressed by the time it must have taken to craft this book and all of the information the author gathered. You should give this one a try. It is a nice way to discuss this subject with a child that may not know much about the actual historical event.