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Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) — Content Guide for Parents

By Ellen Emerson WhiteScholastic Inc.ISBN 9780545415019208 pages
Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America)

Found in this book

  • Scary contentSupporting
  • Gender rolesBriefTraditional roles

Not found

  • Violence
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Profanity
  • Climate
  • Sexual content
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

The beloved, bestselling Dear America series continues to dazzle with the perennial favorite, Voyage on the Great Titanic, in a stunning deluxe paperback edition, with gold foil.

Five years ago, Margaret Ann Brady's older brother left her in the care of an orphanage and immigrated to America. When the orphanage receives an unusual request from an American woman looking for a traveling companion, Margaret's teachers agree that she is the perfect cadidate to accompany Mrs. Carstairs on the Titanic's maiden voyage. Once Margaret arrives in New York, she will finally be free to join her brother in Boston. But the Titanic is destined for tragedy, and Margaret's journey is thrown into a frozen nightmare when the ship collides with an iceberg.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The ship hits an iceberg and sinks, and Margaret escapes in a lifeboat while many others freeze and drown. During the sinking, the men let women and children board the lifeboats first, following the rules of the time.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have scary content?

    Found (Supporting): The ship hits an iceberg and sinks, and Margaret escapes in a lifeboat while many others freeze and drown.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have profanity?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have sexual content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have gender roles?

    Found (Brief, Traditional roles): During the sinking, the men let women and children board the lifeboats first, following the rules of the time.

  • Does Voyage on the Great Titanic (Dear America) have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.