Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
by Sally M. Walker
On December 6, 1917 two ships collided in Halifax Harbour. One ship was loaded... read more
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- Grade
- 5-8
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2011
Word Count 24,313
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1100L
- ATOS Reading Level: 7.9
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 148128, 4 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- History
- Subject Headings
- 20th century
- Nova Scotia
- Explosions
- Halifax (N.S.)--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Transportation | Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft
- Halifax
- Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History | Canada
- Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917--Juvenile literature
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Halifax (N.S.)
- History
- Halifax (N.S.)--Biography--Juvenile literature
- Explosions--Nova Scotia--Halifax--History--20th century--Juvenile literature
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- History 6-8
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