Explosion newsie
Book |
Formac Publishing Company Limited,
Halifax, N.S. :
c2015.
- 2 of 2 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | P FIC HAL | Picture Books | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
| Welland Main | JP Halse | Children - Picture Book | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
Story of a boy, who works as a newsie on the busy wartime streets of Halifax delivering the daily paper. 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 book help tell the story of what it was like to be a working child of ten in the city that day. Macky, an unreliable and fun-loving boy, has to deliver the news to a confused and wrecked city where the only way to know what happened to missing loved ones was to read the local newspaper. This story is based on the real experiences of young boys who worked as paperboys in the 1900s. Jacqueline Halsey has woven a wonderful story, which conveys the value of the work of young people in a compelling real-life setting.
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Details
- ISBN: 9781459504011 (hc.)
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.print
- Publisher: Halifax, N.S. : Formac Publishing Company Limited, c2015.