Review: 100 years since the Titanic sank and enquiring minds still want to know...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2012
Review - 5 stars - 3rd grade and up - This review was first posted on Kids Corner @ Kindle Nation Daily. A non-fiction book containing details about the Titanic.  April 15, 2012 marked 100 years since the sinking of RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The history of Titanic and the tragic events that unfolded on that fateful night 100 years ago are detailed through this book. My 5th grade class reads a story about the Titanic in their class book every year.  We always add to this unit the book Polar the Titanic Bear by Daisy Corning Stone Spedden.  This book is contains details by letter with a full explanation.Educational - This is a great subject to teach cause and effect. A cause is WHY something happens.  An effect is WHAT happens. Cause - hit the iceberg/Effect - Titanic sinks.  The cause and effect list goes on.  We also do a group project that requires students to find a way for everyone to be saved.  Could it be done? Authentic pictures are used in the book.  Lots of details that are geared towards kids are included in this book, such as the gym could be used by the children and that there were toys to buy in the barber shop.Entertaining - Informative and full of details.  The Titanic captures a lot of attention, maybe because there is so much information surrounding the reasons of why it sank.  Each Letter told its own story; quite a bit that I had not heard before.  This book will be a favorite in my classroom this year...I guarantee it!Polar the Titanic Bear