Titanic Disaster!: Nickolas Flux and the Sinking of the Great Ship

by Nel Yomtov, Mark Simmons (Illustrator)

Overview

When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to the Titanic's maiden voyage, what's a teenage history buff to do? Try to avoid going down with the ship, of course! From trying to help spot icebergs to getting off the sinking ship safely, Nick must survive one of the most disastrous events of the early 1900s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491472507
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	02/01/2015
Series:	Nickolas Flux History Chronicles
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	40
File size:	57 MB
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Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

The career path of Nel Yomtov has taken him from the halls of Marvel Comics, as an editor, writer, and colorist, to the world of toy development. He then became editorial and art director at a children’s nonfiction book publisher, and now Nel is a writer and editor of books, websites, and comics for children. A harmonica-honking blues enthusiast, Nel lives in New York with his wife, Nancy. They have a son, Jess.
San Francisco-based artist Mark Simmons is a 2009 graduate of the Academy of Art University. His specialties include comics, storyboards, sequential art, and giant robots. His work can be seen in the British sci-fi anthology "2000 AD," the iPad games "Santa's Village," "Run Monkey Run," and "Get Rocky," board games from 1A Games and R.Talsorian Games, and his website at www.ultimatemark.com.

Interviews

Series provides human context for key historical topics Engaging narrative nonfiction Flux Facts feature provides extra insight into the history behind the story

Editorial Reviews

...provide[s] a kid-friendly point of view that may help readers relate to unfamiliar historical situations. . . .“Flux Facts” throughout the text and “Flux Files” at the end of each book keep the books grounded in nonfiction, while the graphic-novel format highlights the excitement of each episode. History fans, graphic-novel enthusiasts, and any kids who like a good, dramatic story will enjoy these books.

Booklist

The full-color illustrations bring these historical moments to life and keep the reader engaged. This is a great series for the adventure lover and history buff alike. Recommended.

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