The book also includes a large, diagrammed pull-out poster of Titanic.Ĩ82 1/2 Answers to Your Questions About the Titanic – (Hugh Brewster and Laurie Coulter, illustrated by Ken Marschall, 2012, ages 8 and up). Besides being full of technical details, there are true stories of children who sailed on the doomed ship. Some of the pictures are absolutely riveting, including an eerie underwater view of Titanic’s bow as she sinks. Of all our books, I think this one really gives the best sense of Titanic’s massive size and spectacular fittings.

Ken Marschall, one of Titanic’s most famous painters, teamed up with editor Hugh Brewster to publish this book of highly detailed, cutaway illustrations for young Titanic fans who crave more details. Inside the Titanic – (Illustrated by Ken Marschall, edited by Hugh Brewster, 1998, recommended for ages 6 and up).

Young children will love the oversized pages and cozy renderings of the ship’s cat (named “401”) and a surprise she brings on board. The narrative is bright and engaging, with gorgeous photo-realistic paintings of Titanic inside and out (see the one of green-eyed Jim with the Grand Staircase dome sparkling above him?). Titanicat is based on the true story that came out in the 1990’s of a young Irish fellow who was asked to take care of the ship’s cat, and disembarked before she went to her doom. When I first spotted this book, I assumed it was a fanciful tale for cat lovers that cashed in on the Titanic’s never-ending fame. Titanicat – (Marty Crisp and Robert Papp, 2008, ages 6 and up). My children and I have sailed through many Titanic books together (and watched several film adaptations). Traversing the ocean’s depths in the pages of a good book is my preferred mode of travel! I’m a poor swimmer and an avowed landlubber. Ironically, you will never catch this Titanic afficianado aboard a luxury liner. My children are a bunch of Titanic buffs because they grew up watching me devour book after book about one of history’s most legendary ships.

White star by marty crisp