Glasner, Joyce.

The Halifax explosion : surviving the blast that shook a nation / by Joyce Glasner. - Canmore, Alta. : Altitude Pub. Canada, 2007. - 96 p. : ill., map - Amazing stories, junior edition .

"Based on a book with the same title by Joyce Glasner"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 94).

Tells the story of how two ships collided in Halifax Harbour on December 6, 1917, causing a massive explosion and killing over 2,000 people.

"Reading level grade 4/5"--P. [4] of cover.

ISBN: 1554397073 (pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Halifax Explosion, Halifax, N.S., 1917.
Explosions--History--Nova Scotia--Halifax--20th century.