The Edmund Fitzgerald: Song of the Bell

by Kathy-jo Wargin

Other authorsGijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2003

Status

Available

Local notes

910.45 War

Barcode

5351

Collection

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.

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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.
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Pages

48

Rating

(6 ratings; 4.2)
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