Rescuing Titanic: A Tale Of Quiet Bravery In The North Atlantic (Hidden Histories)

Rescuing Titanic: A Tale Of Quiet Bravery In The North Atlantic (Hidden Histories)

This exquisitely illustrated story of quiet bravery tells in rich detail how the little ship Carpathia saved 705 passengers of the Titanic from the icy waters of the North Atlantic. In the middle of the night, theCarpathia received a distress call from the sinkingTitanic. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote, treacherous ice fields in the dark andcome to the rescue of passengers on the world-famous ocean liner. Along the journey, you will learn all aboutMorse code,navigation tools, the differentroles of the crew,how the ships found each other, andby-the-minute details of exactly what happened on this cold and fateful night. The illustrations set the scene and take the reader into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautifulfull-bleed illustration and vignettes give great detail about how everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true bravery.Rescuing Titanic shows thata glimmer of hope can be found even in great tragedy and thatheroes are not always big and mighty, but can also be small and unassuming. This is the debut book in theHidden Histories series, which explores with beautiful illustrations and vivid details the untold parts of stories we thought we knew.About the AuthorFlora Delargy is an author and illustrator from Belfast. She has a master?s degree in Children?s Book Illustration from Cambridge School of Art. In 2019, she was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Children?s Book Fair. Rescuing Titanic is her debut book for children.