Exploring Titanic: An Isabel Soto History Adventure #[nn]

Jan 2010 · Capstone Publishers · ?

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This graphic novel follows the time-traveling explorer Isabel Soto as she investigates the history and sinking of the RMS Titanic. Published by Capstone as part of their Graphic Expeditions series, it blends educational nonfiction with a comic-book adventure format to engage young readers in historical discovery.

In "Chapter 1: Danger in the Dark," young Isabel Soto tours the Titanic with a naval architect, uncovering troubling flaws—too few lifeboats and compartments that aren’t truly watertight—while grappling with the weight of knowing what’s to come. Written by Agnieszka Biskup and illustrated by Al Bigley and Bill Anderson, with inks by Bigley and Anderson and colors by Michael Kelleher, the story captures Isabel’s quiet tension as she witnesses history’s edge. Tod G. Smith’s cover art perfectly frames the mystery and danger lurking beneath the ship’s grandeur.

Contains 5 stories

Chapter 1 Danger in the Dark

2 pp · Adventure, History, Science Fiction

Isabel SotoDr. Baker

Chapter 2 Mission: Titanic

4 pp · Adventure, History, Science Fiction

Isabel SotoDr. Bakership's captain

Chapter 3 Setting Sail

8 pp · Adventure, History, Science Fiction

Isabel Sotonaval architectCaptain Arthur Rostron (cameo)

In "Chapter 3 Setting Sail," Isabel Soto tours the Titanic with a naval architect, her sharp eye catching troubling details: the lifeboats are dangerously few, and the ship’s watertight compartments fall short of true safety. Though she’s haunted by the knowledge of what’s to come, she must keep silent—history must unfold as it did.

Chapter 4 Disaster at Sea

6 pp · Adventure, History, Science Fiction

Isabel SotoTitanic survivors

In "Chapter 4 Disaster at Sea," Isabel Soto listens as survivors aboard the rescue ship recount the chaos of the Titanic’s final moments—how the iceberg strike was dismissed at first, how lifeboats were launched empty, and how the freezing waters claimed lives in minutes. The stark, firsthand accounts paint a harrowing picture of a tragedy unfolding far too fast.

Chapter 5 Learning From the Disaster

4 pp · Adventure, History, Science Fiction

Isabel SotoscientistDr. Baker

In this quiet yet powerful chapter of *Exploring Titanic: An Isabel Soto History Adventure*, Isabel stands at the edge of history, staring down at the sunken wreck and uncovering the truth behind the rivets that failed. With Dr. Baker, she traces how tragedy reshaped maritime safety, turning a disaster into a lesson written in steel.