One Hundred Years Ago, On December 6, 1917, The French Munitions Ship Mont Blanc Collided With The Belgian Relief Vessel Imo In The Halifax Harbour. At First, A Small Fire Broke Out Aboard The Mont Blanc, Which Grew Bigger Crowds Of People And Emergency Responders Linded The Shores Of Halifax And Dartmouth To Get A Better Look. Suddenly, The Mont Blanc's Explosive Cargo Blew Up, Flattening Homes And Businesses, And Triggering A Tsunami. Amid The Confusion And Devastation That Followed The Blast Was Fourteen-year-old Barbara Orr, Who Had Been Walking From Her Neighbourhood In Richmond To A Friend's House. Follow Barbara As She Navigates Post-explosion Halifax, Learning About Rescue Efforts, The Kindness Of Strangers, And The Bravery Of Heroes Like Vincent Coleman Along The Way. Part Of The Popular Compass Series, This Full-colour Non-fiction Book Includes Highlighted Glossary Terms, Informative Sidebars, Over 50 Illustrations And Historical Photographs, A Detailed Index, And Recommended Further Reading. In Commemoration Of The Tragic Event's 100th Anniversary, Broken Pieces Is A Great Resource For Young Readers And Educators.

Broken Pieces: An Orphan Of The Halifax Explosion (compass Series)

Allison Lawlor

Petheric Press

Vagrant Press

Canada - English Language, Canada

"A full-colour non-fiction book for young readers explores the Halifax Explosion from a child's perspective One hundred years ago, on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc collided with the Belgian relief vessel Imo in the Halifax Harbour. At first, a small fire broke out aboard the Mont Blanc, which grew bigger as crowds of people and emergency responders lined the shores of Halifax and Dartmouth to get a better look. Suddenly, the Mont Blanc's explosive cargo blew up, flattening homes and businesses, and triggering a tsunami. Amid the confusion and devastation that followed the blast was fourteen-year-old Barbara Orr, who had been walking from her neighbourhood in Richmond to a friend's house. Follow Barbara as she navigates post-explosion Halifax, learning about rescue efforts, the kindness of strangers, and the bravery of heroes like Vincent Coleman along the way."-- Provided by publisher

On December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc collided with the Belgian relief vessel Imo in the Halifax Harbour. The sparks from the collision caused the Mont Blanc 's explosive cargo to blow up, flattening homes and businesses and triggering a tsunami.
Amid the devastation that followed was fourteen-year-old Barbara Orr, who had been walking to a friend's house. Follow Barbara as she navigates postexplosion Halifax, learning about rescue efforts, the kindness of strangers and the bravery of everyday people.
Includes highlighted glossary terms, educational sidebars, over fifty illustrations and historical photographs, a detailed index and recommended further reading.

2023-06-28