The Sinking of the Titanic

This graphic novel is aimed at upper elementary students and does on excellent job of introducing them to the tragic sinking of the Titanic. Colorful illustrations and succinct captions explain the details of the ship and its inevitable loss after hitting the iceberg. The book includes a glossary, b......more

This thirty-two page graphic novel relates, simply and efficiently, the 1912 sinking of the TITANIC. Amazon recommends it for the (American) third and fourth grades; for that group I'd give it five stars but for the rest of us, four.......more

DATE: December 5, 2012 I just finished The Sinking of the Titanic by Matt Doeden. Matt Doeden makes information books sound very interesting. It’s very hard for that to happen when writing information books. He does a great job of describing all the details of how devastating it was. This was a graph......more

Five stars! It can’t have been easy taking such a complex and tragic topic and writing about it for children, but Matt Doeden has pulled it off admirably in this brief graphic novel. The language is simple and clear, but never condescending. In telling the story, Doeden shows a remarkable instinct f......more

Graphic Library presents The Sinking of the Titanic, and excellent junior graphic novel full of adventure. Telling the story of the Titanic’s maiden voyage, the book follows the passengers and crew as celebration turns to tragedy when the ship hits an iceberg and sinks into the sea. Author Matt Doed......more