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

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Ships are great for transport, but when they are made of wood they tend to start leaking when cannons fire upon 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.

Here is the story of the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (also called the Merrimack), two of the world's first ironclad ships and their fascinating role in the Civil War, and through their ironclad battle, you will get wider perspective to the war. Meet Abraham Lincoln and his cabinet. Learn about General Winfield Scott's Anaconda Plan to cut off the South from any outside support. And meet Gideon Welles, Lincoln's "Father Neptune" and Secretary of the Navy.

Sail back in time and learn of a battle that changed warfare, and a war that changed history.

Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales! Read them all--if you dare!
One Dead Spy: A Revolutionary War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #1)
Big Bad Ironclad!: A Civil War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #2)
Donner Dinner Party: A Pioneer Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales Book #3)
Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood: A World War I Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #4)
The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #5)
Alamo All-Stars: A Texas Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #6)
Raid of No Return: A World War II Tale of the Doolittle Raid (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #7):
Lafayette!: A Revolutionary War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #8)
Major Impossible: A Grand Canyon Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #9)
Blades of Freedom: A Tale of Haiti, Napoleon, and the Louisiana Purchase (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #10)
Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #11)

Author: Nathan Hale
Publisher: Amulet Books
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: Cybils - Finalist
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee


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.