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What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
Illustrated by Dede Putra

By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
Illustrated by Dede Putra

By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
Illustrated by Dede Putra

By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
Illustrated by Dede Putra

By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
Illustrated by Dede Putra

By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
Illustrated by Dede Putra

By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
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By Kirsten Anderson and Who HQ
Read by Allison Strong

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Apr 09, 2024 | ISBN 9780593520772 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

    Which of these facts are true?
    In 1919, a Boston storage tank filled with millions of gallons of molasses burst open
    The flooding killed 21 people and injured 150 more
    It took weeks to clean up the 14,000 tons of spilled molasses

    Learn about Boston’s molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and deadly mess, led by the Red Cross, the Army, the Navy, and the Massachusetts Nautical School. With the help of hundreds of volunteers over the course of several weeks, the streets were cleaned up. But the smell of molasses and the horror of the preventable tragedy lingered for decades to come.

    About What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

    Learn about Boston’s molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and deadly mess, led by the Red Cross, the Army, the Navy, and the Massachusetts Nautical School. With the help of hundreds of volunteers over the course of several weeks, the streets were cleaned up. But the smell of molasses and the horror of the preventable tragedy lingered for decades to come.

    About What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

    Learn about Boston’s molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and deadly mess, led by the Red Cross, the Army, the Navy, and the Massachusetts Nautical School. With the help of hundreds of volunteers over the course of several weeks, the streets were cleaned up. But the smell of molasses and the horror of the preventable tragedy lingered for decades to come.

    About What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

    Learn about Boston’s molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, in this latest addition to the New York Times Bestselling What Was? series.

    An unusually warm winter day resulted in 2.3 million gallons of molasses flooding the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The disaster killed twenty-one people and injured 150 others. Rescue missions were launched to save people from the sticky and deadly mess, led by the Red Cross, the Army, the Navy, and the Massachusetts Nautical School. With the help of hundreds of volunteers over the course of several weeks, the streets were cleaned up. But the smell of molasses and the horror of the preventable tragedy lingered for decades to come.

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Apr 09, 2024 | 112 Pages | 5-5/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593520772

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $16.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Apr 09, 2024 | 112 Pages | 5-7/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593520789

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Penguin Workshop
    Apr 09, 2024 | 112 Pages | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593520796

    Category: Children’s Nonfiction | Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $8.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Apr 09, 2024 | 62 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780593860847

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