by Sally M. Walker (Author)
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.
Author Biography
Sally M. Walker is the author of Written in Bone, Fossil Fish Found Alive, and Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which was awarded a Sibert Medal. She lives in Illinois.
Number of Pages: 160
Dimensions: 0.42 x 8.14 x 6.1 IN
Publication Date: February 25, 2014
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8
Reading Level: 7.9
Point Value: 4
