Big Bad Ironclad! (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2): A Civil War Tale -- Nathan Hale, Hardcover

Uncover the story of the Civil War's ironclad warships with the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series

Ships are great for transport and sieges, but they tend to start leaking when cannons are fi red at them. But what if the ship is covered with iron? Assuming it doesn't sink to the bottom of the ocean, wouldn't it be stronger and better than any other ship out there? This is the question that begins a race between the North and the South to come up with the biggest, best ironclad warships.

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales are graphic novels that tell the thrilling, shocking, gruesome, and TRUE stories of American history. Read them all--if you dare

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Author: Nathan Hale
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 08/01/2012
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.60w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781419703959
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.3
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 152445 / Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Big Bad Ironclad!

Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Cybils - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2012
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2012 pg. 267 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2012 pg. 89
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 71 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Nathan Hale is the illustrator of the graphic novel Rapunzel's Revenge, which was an Al Roker Book Club for Kids selection, an ALA Notable Book, and a YALSA Great Graphic Novel for Teens and earned three starred reviews. He is also the illustrator of several picture books. He lives in Provo, Utah, with his wife and their two children.