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A review by ricksilva
Titanic by Will Osborne
4.0
Magic Treehouse also does nonfiction. This is my son's latest find from his school library. He's been enjoying the Magic Treehouse series, and he's got an interest in the story of the Titanic.
I thought this was a nicely paced book for a young reader. It had enough detail that I learned some facts from it, but yet never felt wordy or overwhelming. While written with a young audience in mind, it does not sugarcoat the tragedy of the Titanic.
I was reading the book out loud, and I particularly liked the asides in the voices of the two main Magic Treehouse characters, Jack and Annie. It gave my son a connection to the book, and allowed for some variation in the pacing and voice when reading out loud. I do wish that more effort had been made to bring out Jack and Annie's individual personalities, though. I found their bits to be somewhat interchangeable.
Unlike a lot of the kids nonfiction out there (Eyewitness Books, I'm looking at you), this book does not dazzle the reader with digitally-generated full-color graphics. It does have a very good selection of black and white illustrations, along with some maps and diagrams, and there are special sections at the ends of some chapters that use illustrations to accompany profiles of Titanic passengers and heroes.
While hardly a comprehensive account of the sinking of the Titanic, this is a great starting point that should hold the interest of young readers. It certainly held the interest of mine.
I thought this was a nicely paced book for a young reader. It had enough detail that I learned some facts from it, but yet never felt wordy or overwhelming. While written with a young audience in mind, it does not sugarcoat the tragedy of the Titanic.
I was reading the book out loud, and I particularly liked the asides in the voices of the two main Magic Treehouse characters, Jack and Annie. It gave my son a connection to the book, and allowed for some variation in the pacing and voice when reading out loud. I do wish that more effort had been made to bring out Jack and Annie's individual personalities, though. I found their bits to be somewhat interchangeable.
Unlike a lot of the kids nonfiction out there (Eyewitness Books, I'm looking at you), this book does not dazzle the reader with digitally-generated full-color graphics. It does have a very good selection of black and white illustrations, along with some maps and diagrams, and there are special sections at the ends of some chapters that use illustrations to accompany profiles of Titanic passengers and heroes.
While hardly a comprehensive account of the sinking of the Titanic, this is a great starting point that should hold the interest of young readers. It certainly held the interest of mine.