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From Vimy to victory: Canada's fight to the finish in World War I
Par Hugh Brewster. 2014
All was not quiet on the Western Front during the last years of WWI. Soldiers faced mud, trench foot, bombardments,…
barbed wire, snipers, and poison gas. Despite dreadful odds, the Canadian Corps moved forward, reaching deep inside enemy-occupied Belgium. The war cost Canada 60,661 of its finest citizens and thousands more who were wounded in body and mind. After their hard-won victory at Vimy Ridge, Canadians earned the admiration of the world — and a reputation as soldiers who could get the job done. From that moment in 1917, Canadian soldiers proved themselves again and again on the bloody battlefields of Europe. Grades 3-6. 2014.A soldier's sketchbook: the illustrated First World War diary of R.H. Rabjohn
Par John Wilson. 2017
Russell Rabjohn was just eighteen years old when he joined up to fight in the First World War. In his…
three years of soldiering, he experienced the highs and lows of army life, from a carefree leave in Paris to the anguish of seeing friends die around him. Private Rabjohn was also a trained artist, and drew everything he saw, including a captured pilot of a downed German biplane; the horrific Flanders mud; a German observation balloon exploding in midair; and the jubilant mood in the streets of Belgium when the Armistice is finally signed. With no surviving veterans of the First World War, Rabjohn's drawings are an unmatched visual record of a lost time. Grades 4-7. 2017.Thirty days has September: cool ways to remember stuff (Best At Everything Ser.)
Par Chris Stevens. 2008
This guide is full of tips for remembering everything from math and spelling rules to tricky science, history, and geography…
facts. For any student who has ever struggled to remember multiplication tables, the spelling of the word "Mississippi," or the names of the planets. Grades 3-6. 2008.Mummies (Mysterious & unknown)
Par Adam Woog. 2008
Examines the scientific study of mummies such as the deliberately preserved Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen. Discusses accidental mummies found in northern…
European bogs, Asian deserts, and glaciers. Includes information on the specially embalmed twentieth-century bodies of Lenin, Eva Perón, and Ferdinand Marcos. Uncontracted braille. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2009A bilingual compilation of one hundred questions about government and history from the U.S. naturalization test. Includes reading and writing…
vocabularies, questions for people age sixty-five and older, and contact information for U.S. government agencies. English/Spanish language. 2011Ripley's believe it or not!: special edition
Par Mary Packard. 2004
Strange but true "fascinating facts, amazing acts, and bizarre behavior, all based on the files of Robert Ripley." Entries range…
from devoted dogs and unusual pets to wordplay and advertising, zany transportation, sport events, medical mysteries, and quirky "odds and ends." Uncontracted braille. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2004