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Worlds afire /

In this collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 170 people, mostly women and children.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Janeczko, Paul B.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2004.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Fires > Connecticut > Hartford > Juvenile poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Fires > Connecticut > Hartford > Poetry.
Circus > Poetry.
American poetry.
Fire Fatalities.
Hartford, CT.
Circuses.
Poems.
Description
Summary:In this collection of eyewitness poems, the excitement and anticipation of attending the circus on July 6, 1944 in Hartford, Connecticut, turns to horror when a fire engulfs the circus tent, killing nearly 170 people, mostly women and children.
Physical Description:92 pages ; 22 cm.
Awards:American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults, 2005.
ISBN:0763622354 (alk. paper)