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1) Shipwreck
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
Describes the history of shipwrecks, famous wrecks, causes, navigation and rescue techniques, and underwater archeology and the exploration of wrecks.
3) Titanic
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Set sail on the Titanic and find out what happened when the "unsinkable" liner hit an iceberg. Discover treasures from the shipwreck that lay undiscovered for year, and read personal accounts of courage, sorrow, and survival" --
4) Shackles from the deep: tracing the path of a sunken slave ship, a bitter past, and a rich legacy
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents an investigation into the wreck of the Henrietta Marie and how it reflects the tragic history of slavery in England, West Africa, the Caribbean and America.
6) Shipwrecks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shipwrecks examines the hunt for shipwrecks and the valuable treasures they hold, whether that be gold and jewels, or important artifacts that offer us a window on to the past. Part of the Treasure Hunters series, "Shipwrecks" offers a cross curricular mix of science & technology and history, with a fun, dramatic approach. "Shipwrecks" covered in the book include the Tudor Warship the Mary Rose, the Spanish Galleon La Nuestra Senora de Atocha, American...
7) Ghost ships
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
530L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tales of ghost ships have been around for hundreds of years. Ships adrift without a crew appear suddenly without explanation. But did the sailors simply abandon ship? Or are there supernatural causes at play? Grab this mysterious title for reluctant readers to decide for yourself.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
People have sought adventure on the high seas for thousands of years. Sometimes, these adventures become more than anticipated. Find out more in Being Lost at Sea, one of the titles in the Surviving series.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1060L
Language
English
Formats
Description
This book discusses investigations involving the stories of ships and planes that have vanished including Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan, the Mary Celeste, the USS Cyclops, and the French pilots of the White Bird.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1872, the Mary Celeste merchant ship set sail from New York, bound for Italy. About a month later, it was spotted adrift in the ocean. The crew had vanished. The ship's charts were found scattered, and crew members' belongings were still onboard. The lifeboat was missing. What happened to the crew? Explore the theories behind the crew's disappearance and why it has become one of history's greatest mysteries"--
15) Shipwreck at the bottom of the world: The extraordinary true story of Shackleton and the Endurance
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
"Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land."
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Description
An exploration of two strikingly different shipwrecks. For those who know how to interpret its secrets, a sunken ship has many tales to tell. The stories of the lives of those aboard its last voyage are revealed in the objects scattered around the shipwreck. Then there are the stories of the many ocean creatures that have found a home inside the broken hull. Two shipwrecks, separated by two thousand miles and two centuries, share a common history...
19) True sea stories
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Description
Ten true stories of maritime adventure, disaster, and recovery. The sea has always been a place of mystery, discovery and fear. For thousands of years it has tested those people daring enough to sail out into its vastness. From shipwrecks to submarine attacks, these ten adventure stories explore the incredible allure of the world's oceans.
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