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1) Titanic
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Offers detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
11) Oceans
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An introduction to the ocean describing its physical characteristics, the plants and animals that live in or near it, and its importance to life on Earth.
12) Titanic
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This title takes a look at the building, voyage, sinking, and rediscovery of the Titanic.
15) Oceans
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Explores the work of researchers in oceanography and discusses such topics as living and working underwater, scientific discoveries, and mysteries of the deep.
16) The Titanic
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Describes the planning and building of the Titanic, its departure and passengers, its fatal collision with an iceberg and sinking, and the fascination with this disaster held by so many people.
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After the Titanic sank in 1912, many schemes were proposed to lift the great ship from its watery grave. But there were problems--no one knew exactly where the Titanic had sunk, and, even if they had, the technology to reach the ship, which lay on the ocean floor almost two miles down, didn't exist. By the 1970s, however, new technologies allowed explorers like Dr. Richard Ballard to search the deep ocean. Finally, in 1985, Dr. Ballard found something...
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"Rhyming text follows the evolution of the ocean, from the fiery time of its birth to the marvelously biodiverse present. Includes notes from the author and illustrator, spotlights on past and present marine life-forms, a timeline of evolutionary eras, a glossary of key terms, and recommended further reading"--
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It was the night of April 14, 1912. Jessie Sayre, a young orphan, tossed and turned in a feverish sleep. Meanwhile, hundreds of miles away, the Titanic cruised in the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean toward an unseen iceberg. Yet somehow Jessie sensed the Titanic's doom. "I am so afraid. Can't you see that big ship sinking in the water?" she called out in the night. "Look at all those people who are drowning!" Then Jessie fell into a coma and died...
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