TY - BOOK AU - Walker,Sally M. TI - Blizzard of glass: the Halifax explosion of 1917 SN - 1250040086 AV - F1039.5.H17 W35 2014 U1 - 971.6/22503 23 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Square Fish, Henry Holt and Co. KW - Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917 KW - sears KW - Explosions KW - Halifax (N.S.) KW - History KW - Biography N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-143) and index; Wilson's Children, October 2012; Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012; Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2012; School Library Journal, October 2011; Kirkus Starred, October 2011; Booklist, November 2011; New York Times, December 2011; Horn Book, April 2012; Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2011; Library Media Connection, January 2012; 7.8; 5-8; Follett School Solutions; Accelerated Reader AR; MG; 7.9; 4.0; 148128; NBEV N2 - Provides an account of the disaster that occurred on December 6, 1917, when two ships carrying munitions and relief supplies to Europe collided, causing an explosion that leveled the towns of Halifax and Dartmouth and resulted in the deaths of nearly two thousand people ER -