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The Titanic was the most famous ship in history. But what really happenedto the Titanic on that terrible April night in the North Atlantic? Why did ithit an iceberg? Why did it sink? Why did more than one thousand people die? Thisbook looks at the true story - and gives some of the answers.

Reading level: 1 [green].

Word count: 9,311 Suitable for young readers

In the summer of 1910, a race began. A race to be the first man at the South Pole, in Antarctica. Robert Falcon Scott, an Englishman, left London in his ship, the Terra Nova, and began the long journey south. Five days later, another ship also began to travel south. And on this ship was RoaldAmundsen, a Norwegian. But Antarctica is the coldest place on earth, and it is a long, hard journey over the ice to the South Pole. Some of the travellers never returned to their homes again. This is the story of Scott and Amundsen, and of one of the most famous and dangerous races in history.