
Titanicat
by Marty Crisp · Grades K–3 · Realistic Fiction
Titanicat by Marty Crisp is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
Before you buy: Ages 5–8 · Grades K–3. The button opens the hardcover edition (ISBN 9781585363551). If the class uses a set edition or translation, match its ISBN first.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where Titanicat is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
Reading level at a glance
- Grade range
- Grades K–3
- Age range
- Ages 5–8
- First published
- 2008
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781585363551
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (2)
- On award reading lists
- Young Hoosier Book Award (source: cdn.ymaws.com)
- Nebraska Golden Sower Award (source: nlc.nebraska.gov)
- Catalog record
- First published 2008 (source: how we source book data)
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Why it is assigned
This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 2000s; pairs with curriculum units on cats and titanic (steamship); cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Themes
cats · titanic (steamship) · titanic (steamship), fiction · cats, fiction
Where this book is recommended
Nebraska Golden Sower Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2011 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·1st grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2011 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·2nd grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2011 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·3rd grade · Nebraskasource: Nebraska Library Association — Golden Sower Award past winners, 2011 winner (Picture Book)
Young Hoosier Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2012 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·1st grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2012 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·2nd grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2012 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·3rd grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 2012 winner (Picture Book)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Titanicat?
- Titanicat is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- What curricula assign Titanicat?
- Titanicat appears on reading lists for Nebraska Golden Sower Award, Young Hoosier Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Titanicat banned in schools?
- Titanicat does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.
- What themes does Titanicat explore?
- Central themes in Titanicat include cats, titanic (steamship), titanic (steamship), fiction, cats, fiction.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.