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On Board the Titanic: What It Was Like When the Great Liner Sank

(1996, Non-Fiction - History, Written by Shelley Tanaka, Illustrated by Ken Marschall)

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Suspenseful narrative about two aboard Titanic.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 9 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence :

    The Titanic sinks, and hundreds of people die. Jack fears he may die, and later learns his father died in the wreck.

  • Sex :

    Not an issue.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About On Board the Titanic: What It Was Like When the Great Liner Sank

Parents need to know that one of the book's diagrams depicts the number of survivors according to their station on the boat. It's tragic -- although no shock -- that the higher one's class, the higher one's chance of survival.

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  • Families can talk about the concept of class differences. How did class affect people's way of life in the early 1900s? America is considered to be a place where anyone can improve their station in life by working hard -- how true was that in the age of Titanic? How do you see class at play today? Are the rules as rigid?
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