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Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
Contributor(s): Walker, Sally M. (Author)

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ISBN: 0805089454 ISBN-13: 9780805089455
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company

OUR PRICE: $16.14

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2011
* Out of Print *

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | History - Canada
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Transportation - Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft

Dewey: 971.622

LCCN: 2011005914

Age Level: 10-14

Grade Level: 5-9

Lexile Measure: 1100(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.64" H x 7.64" W x 9.36" L (1.10 lbs) 145 pages

Themes:
- Locality - Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Geographic Orientation - Nova Scotia
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents

Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Nominee, Grades 4-8, 2014
Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2014
Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up), Recommended, Nonfiction, 2012

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2011
School Library Journal 10/01/2011 pg. 163
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2011 pg. 130
Booklist 11/01/2011 pg. 50
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2011 pg. 2121
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2011
Shelf Awareness 12/13/2011
New York Times Book Review 12/18/2011 pg. 23
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 189 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 148128
Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0

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Contributor Bio(s): Walker, Sally M.: - Sally M Walker is the author of Champion, a JLG selection, one of NCTE's 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Books, and a 2019 NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book. She is also the author of ALA Notable Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917; the acclaimed picture book Winnie; and Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which was awarded a Sibert Medal. She lives in Illinois.

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