Status
Available
Local notes
910.45 War
Collection
Genres
Publication
Sleeping Bear Press (2003), Edition: 1st, 48 pages, $17.95, (Dec. 2017)
Description
Describes the voyage and sinking of the giant transport ship, the Edmund Fitzgerald, which was caught in a raging storm while crossing Lake Superior in November, 1975.
Awards
Great Lakes Great Books Award (Honor Book — 2006)
Great Reads from Great Places (Michigan — 2005)
Michigan Notable Books (2004)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
48 p.; 11 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member mrcmyoung
The story of the Edmund Fitzgerald is tragic and mysterious, but in this readers opinion, not compelling enough to fill the pages of a children's book. The fateful voyage is traced into bad weather and reports of sustained damage before the ship disappears, and nobody knows exactly why. Maybe the
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best way to use this book is to encourage students to speculate about the ship's fate based on the evidence provided and then teach them that sometimes we just have to settle with not knowing. Show Less
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Pages
48