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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 12
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' Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop...
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[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"As an iceberg sliced into the side of the Titanic, frigid waters started pouring into the vessel. Soon, the ship of dreams turned into a living nightmare in the early morning of April 15, 1912. Follow along with the true story of a doomed passenger ship, sinking in the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. Then, review what you've learned with a recap timeline and a quick quiz to check how much doomed history you remember"--
3) Titanic
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Discover the luxury of this famous ship - and the exploration of its remains on the ocean floor. Detailed descriptions of the Titanic, including its accommodations, and a retelling of its sinking in the North Atlantic in April, 1912.
6) Sea of Glory
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Pub. Date
c2001
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During the heart of World War II, four military chaplains boarded the legendary U.S. Army Transport ship Dorchester with the daunting task of taking care of the 902 passengers aboard. These very different four men would demonstrate to the world they shared an uncommon faith and valor. George Lansing Fox, a Methodist minister, Alexander D. Goode, a Rabbi, Clark V. Poling, a Dutch Reformed minister, and John P. Washington, a Catholic priest, work day...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Summary: Do you think life as a Roman gladiator was romantic and exciting? Think again! This delightful new series brings something unusual to the study of history: humor. You Wouldn't Want to ... revels in the gory, dark, horrific side of life in ancient times. The reader is on center stage, as he or she gets a tour through life as a slave, warrior, exlporer-even a mummy! Hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars leave no doubt that you simply...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"In the tradition of Erik Larson's Dead Wake comes The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria, about the sinking of the glamorous Italian ocean liner, including never-before-seen photos of the wreck today. In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. Unlike the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
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The incredible true account of the most extraordinary storm of the 20th century, this is the story of a tempest born from so rare a combination of factors it was deemed "perfect" and of the doomed fishing boat with her crew of six that was helpless in the midst of a force beyond comprehension.
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As the Titanic and her passengers sank slowly into the Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg late in the evening of April 14, 1912, a nearby ship looked on. Second Officer Herbert Stone, in charge of the midnight watch on the SS Californian sitting idly a few miles north, saw the distress rockets that the Titanic fired. He alerted the captain, Stanley Lord, who was sleeping in the chartroom below, but Lord did not come to the bridge. Eight...
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Atmospheric science paper volume no. 297
Pub. Date
1978.
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Diagnostic moisture and static energy budgets for the GATE A/B scale area are performed at individual time periods using rawinsonde, radar and satellite data.
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Ranger in time volume 9
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Description
This time the mysterious box transports the golden retriever Ranger back to the shipyards of Belfast in 1912, where a ship is being prepared for her maiden voyage, and when he saves young Patrick Murphy from being crushed by falling boards, Ranger expects to be transported home; when he is not, he knows that somehow his job is not finished--but then, Ranger has never heard of the Titanic, and knows nothing of the fate that awaits Patrick, and all...
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