Explosion Newsie

by Jacqueline Halsey

On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in the busy wartime harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The resulting explosion was the biggest man-made blast prior to the development of nuclear weapons. It flattened one fifth of the city. Thousands of people were killed that day and thousands more injured or made homeless. One lucky survivor, ten-year-old newsie Macky, has a key job to do -- get the news out. The beautiful and compelling illustrations in this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1459504011
• ISBN13: 9781459504011
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4