The Titanic

by Anna Claybourne

Published 31 March 2006

In 1912, the largest passenger ship ever built set sail for America, but she never got there. Find out what happened to the Titanic and her passengers.

  • Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.
  • Text type: An information book.
  • Pages 22 and 23 show a map of the route the Titanic took, allowing children to retrace the events of the sinking.
  • Curriculum links: History: How do we know about…
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

The story of one of the modern world's most valuable inventions told for children growing in reading confidence. An exploration of the fascinating story of electricity from earliest experiments to the gadgets and gizmos of the modern world. Usborne Young Reading has been developed with reading experts from Roehampton University.