She was the largest moving object anyone had ever built: nine decks, four funnels, a grand staircase under a glass dome, and a reputation for being practically unsinkable. Four days out of Southampton, on a windless night with no moon, a lookout in the crow's nest rang the bell three times. Children find the Titanic irresistible because every part of the story is enormous — the ship, the iceberg, the two and a half hours, the wireless calls for help, the seventy-three years the wreck spent lost on the ocean floor before a robot camera finally found her.
Drawing from Bookroo's collection of 65 Titanic books, our editors chose thirteen of the best ways in: the first chapter books that hook a seven-year-old, the survivor-voice histories that stand up to a school report, the cutaway diagrams that answer "but where did the engines go?", and the deep-sea discovery story that turned a legend back into a real ship. Start with the favorites, then browse the picture-book and independent-reader shelves — or follow a curious reader toward shipwrecks, ocean exploration, and other great disasters and rescues.
Ten-year-old George is exploring the parts of the ship he was told to stay out of when the Titanic finds the ice.
Jack and Annie step out of the tree house onto the deck of a ship they know is about to sink.
The man who actually found the Titanic explains how he did it, two and a half miles down.
Every question a child has ever asked about the Titanic, answered — and then several hundred more.
The Who HQ account of the unsinkable ship, from the shipyard to the seabed.
Four young passengers with four secrets board the Titanic, and only the reader knows how the voyage ends.
An orphaned girl sails as a lady's companion in a Dear America diary, writing right up to the night of the fourteenth.
A Savoy Hotel bellboy, an heiress, and the Prince of Cats all end up aboard the Titanic.
A boy who hates piano practice hears why the Titanic's bandmaster kept playing.
History Smashers takes apart the Titanic legend and shows what the record actually says.
Deck-by-deck cross-sections of the ship herself, from the boiler rooms to the boat deck.
Cutaway decks, cats and stowaways, and the night the great ship went down, for listeners and browsers ages 4–12.
A cabin boy's search for a missing cat could change his fate aboard the Titanic.
Uncover how the Titanic's tragedy reshaped history and safety.
Discover the Titanic's luxury and tragedy as it meets its icy fate.
A family's voyage on the Titanic turns into a fight for survival.
Uncover the Titanic's tragic fate and its enduring mysteries.
An archaeologist travels through time to solve mysteries and rescue colleagues.
Discover the relentless quest to find Titanic's final resting place.
Two young travelers face peril as the Titanic meets its fate. Will they survive the voyage?
Survival novels, eyewitness histories, time-travel adventures, and report-ready nonfiction for readers ages 6–14.
The Titanic, the largest ship in the world, sinks on its first voyage after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 lives.
The tragic sinking of the Titanic is told through a combination of historical facts and personal stories.
A boy and his dog travel back in time to the Titanic, where they must help a young boy and his sister escape the sinking ship.
Two friends travel through a magical library and find themselves on the ill-fated Titanic, where they must solve a mystery and retrieve a valuable book before it's too late.
A powerful family faces betrayal and danger. Can they survive?
Time-traveling kids face tough choices aboard the sinking Titanic.
Twins race to uncover secrets and save their family from a time-altering threat.
The story of the Titanic's maiden voyage and its tragic sinking.
Can George escape the sinking Titanic and survive the ultimate disaster?
Unmask a killer aboard the doomed Titanic before time runs out.
Unlock reading skills with engaging stories and stunning visuals.
Aboard the Titanic, four kids face a hidden killer as disaster looms.
