Rescuing Titanic - A true story of quiet bravery in the North Atlantic

Rescuing Titanic tells with exquisite illustrations and richly-detailed text the story of the little ship Carpathia and its heroic journey rescuing passengers from the Titanic. This dramatic and  visually-immersive story was meticulously researched by astonishing debut talent Flora Delargy, whose own grandfather worked in the shipyard where Titanic was built.

About the author

Flora 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. Her first book Rescuing Titanic has been translated into 6 languages and was shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal in 2023.

Summary

Rescuing Titanic tells with exquisite illustrations and richly-detailed text the story of the little ship Carpathia and its heroic journey rescuing passengers from the Titanic. This dramatic and  visually-immersive story was meticulously researched by astonishing debut talent Flora Delargy, whose own grandfather worked in the shipyard where Titanic was built.

Additional text

‘Other exceptional nonfiction works came in the form of Flora Delargy’s graphic novel-esque Rescuing Titanic (Wide Eyed), a stunning debut about the supposedly unsinkable liner.’
 

Product details

• Authors: Flora Delargy
• Assisted by: Flora Delargy (Illustration)
• Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 11
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.09.2021
• EAN: 9780711262768
• ISBN: 978-0-7112-6276-8
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 290 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 692 g
• Illustrations: Fully illustrated throughout
• Series: Hidden Histories
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire; History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Adventure & Adventurers, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Modern, Transport (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 7 years, Picture books