{"product_id":"9781836007579-rescuing-titanic","title":"Rescuing Titanic","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRescuing Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e tells with exquisite illustrations and richly-detailed text the story of the little ship \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e and its heroic journey rescuing passengers from the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. This dramatic and  visually-immersive story was meticulously researched by astonishing debut talent Flora Delargy, whose own grandfather worked in the shipyard where \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e was built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis engagingly illustrated book tells in thrilling detail the story of the \u003ci\u003eCarpathia, \u003c\/i\u003ethe small vessel which saved hundreds of people from drowing during the sinking of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Written and illustrated by debut Northern Irish artist\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eFlora Delargy, whose \u003cb\u003egrandfather and great grandfather both worked in the Belfast Shipyards\u003c\/b\u003e where the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e was built, this \u003cb\u003eexquisitely illustrated story of quiet bravery \u003c\/b\u003etells in rich detail how the \u003cb\u003elittle ship \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e saved 705 passengers of the \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e from the icy waters of the North Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A visual feast […] Exquisite artwork […] A triumphant debut’\u003c\/b\u003e— The Observer, Best Picture Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A tour de force – a gripping account [.] spare, well-judged text and delicate but powerful illustrations'\u003c\/b\u003e— The Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I don't often cry while reading non-fiction, but this powerful story, beautifully told, brought me to tears [.] one of my books of the year'\u003c\/b\u003e— Irish Examiner \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With the approaching 110-year anniversary of the ship’s sinking, \u003ci\u003eRescuing Titanic \u003c\/i\u003eand its story of the \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e offers a \u003cb\u003efresh perspective on the incident from an author-illustrator uniquely connected to the story\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the middle of the night, the \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e received a distress call from the sinking \u003ci\u003eTitanic\u003c\/i\u003e. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could.\u003cb\u003e Follow the \u003ci\u003eCarpathia\u003c\/i\u003e as it risks everything to\u003c\/b\u003e navigate remote, treacherous ice fields in the dark and \u003cb\u003ecome to the rescue of passengers\u003c\/b\u003e on the world-famous ocean liner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Along the journey, you will learn all about \u003cb\u003eMorse code\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003enavigation tools\u003c\/b\u003e, the different \u003cb\u003eroles of the crew\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ehow the ships found each other\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eby-the-minute details\u003c\/b\u003e of exactly what happened on this cold and fateful night.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The illustrations set the scene and take the reader into the frozen eerie night in the North Atlantic. Beautiful \u003cb\u003efull-bleed illustration and vignettes\u003c\/b\u003e give great detail about how everyone on the ship made their own contribution and showed true bravery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRescuing Titanic\u003c\/i\u003e shows that \u003cb\u003ea glimmer of hope can be found even in great tragedy\u003c\/b\u003e and that \u003cb\u003eheroes are not always big and mighty\u003c\/b\u003e, but can also be small and unassuming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This is the debut book in the \u003cb\u003eHidden Histories series\u003c\/b\u003e, which explores with beautiful illustrations and vivid details the untold parts of stories we thought we knew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56167092355446,"sku":"9781836007579","price":9.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35899015_d85aac95-3d56-4e0b-aa52-68d0548f7519.jpg?v=1756932318","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781836007579-rescuing-titanic","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}