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Square Fish, 2014-25-02

Blizzard of Glass

Blizzard of Glass

Sally M Walker, Author

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9781250040084

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Recounts the story from World War I in which two towns were leveled and almost two thousand people killed following the collision of two warships in Halifax Harbour and a blizzard that dumped over a foot of snow in the area.
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With vivid details and compassionate storytelling, this account of the 1917 Halifax explosion honors lives lost and reveals resilience in the face of devastation. A haunting, humanizing glimpse of history.

Keywords and Themes: Awareness • Boats • Canada • Community • History • Mourning • Remembrance • Resilience • Responsibility • Restoration • Ships & Underwater Craft • Survival • Transportation • Truth • Young Adult Nonfiction

Readability • 7.9

Age Range • 10-14

Pages • 160

Subjects • Halifax Explosion • Halifax • N.S. • 1917 • Halifax (N.S.) • 20th century • Explosions • Nova Scotia • History • Halifax • Juvenile works • Biography

Categories • Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Canada • Young Adult Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft

On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in Halifax Harbor in Nova Scotia, Canada. One ship was loaded top to bottom with munitions and the other held relief supplies, both intended for war-torn Europe. The resulting blast flattened two towns, Halifax and Dartmouth, and killed nearly 2,000 people. As if that wasn't devastating enough, a blizzard hit the next day, dumping more than a foot of snow on the area and paralyzing much-needed relief efforts.
Fascinating, edge-of-your-seat storytelling based on original source material conveys this harrowing account of tragedy and recovery.

This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

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