L' explosion d'Halifax
6 décembre 1917, à 9 h 05 le matin
- Publisher
- Plumleaf Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2023
- Category
- General, General
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781738898251
- Publish Date
- Oct 2023
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
L’explosion d’Halifax, est un poème composé par la septième poète officielle d’Halifax, Afua Cooper, D. Par ses mots et ses images puissants, ce poème révèle de manière émouvante les évènements du 6 décembre 1917, à 9 h 05, lorsque deux navires, le Mont-Blanc, chargé de munitions, et l’Imo, chargé de provisions de ravitaillement, entrent en collision dans le port d’Halifax. Le poème montre le bilan tragique de l’explosion et des incendies qui ont suivi sur la population d’Halifax et des régions environnantes, et ce, jusqu’à Africville dans le nord de la ville. Il témoigne aussi d’actes d’héroïsme de plusieurs personnes afro-néo-écossaises, malgré le racisme et la discrimination qui perdurent depuis longtemps et dont souffre cette communauté.
About the authors
Dr. Afua Cooper is an award-winning historian, author, and poet. She is professor of Black studies in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University where she holds a Killam Research Chair. Afua has mobilized Black studies in Canada through her scholarly work, and artistic endeavours—this within the academy and beyond. She established the Black Studies program at Dalhousie, first as a minor, and later as part of the leadership team that launched the Bachelor of Arts in Black and African Diaspora Studies. This is the first such program in Canada. Dr. Cooper also founded the Black Canadian Studies Association. She was awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s J.B. Tyrrell Historical medal for her outstanding contribution to Canadian history. Afua is the Principal Investigator for A Black People’s History of Canada project.
Rebecca Bender is a well-loved author-illustrator of children’s books as well as an art director and designer. Her picture books include Not Friends, Don’t Laugh at Giraffe, Giraffe Meets Bird, Peach Girl (illustration), and How Do You Feel?. She has also illustrated the chapter books Slug Days, Penguin Days, and Duck Days. Rebecca’s awards and honors include the OLA Blue Spruce Award, a Cooperative Children’s Book Center best-of-the-year choice, and a Toronto Public Library best-of-the-year selection. Rebecca graduated from the Ontario College of Art and Design at the top of her class, earning the Medal for Illustration. She lives in Burlington, Ontario, with her husband and two children.
Excerpt: L' explosion d'Halifax: 6 décembre 1917, à 9 h 05 le matin (by (author) Afua Cooper; illustrated by Rebecca Bender)
Est-ce qu’Halifax s ’ en souvient?
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