I would have devoured them and developed a big appetite for even more of this sort of truth-telling. I wish I could have read History Smashers when I was in elementary school. "Informative and fun, eye-opening and entertaining. Select Illustrations and Comics pages drawn by Matt Aytch Taylor for Kate Messners History Smashers: The Titanic, published through Penguin Random House. Absolutely smashing!" -Candace Fleming, award-wining author "Kate Messner serves up fun, fast history for kids who want the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. "A history book for middle-graders that should be on everyone's (child and adult) to-read list." - Shelf Awareness : History Smashers: The Titanic (9780593120439) by Messner, Kate and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. “Messner and Meconis provide a timely perspective on an important part of American history.” - School Library Journal "Well-researched, entertaining, and packed with facts." - Booklist "The book’s format may be a good match for those with shorter attention spans, and permits it to be gratifyingly capacious in what it covers." - New York Times Book Review "Critical, respectful, engaging: exemplary history for children." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
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