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• A Poppy Is to Remember

  Patterson, Heather, 1945-

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  How the poppy became Canada's symbol of honouring those who fought for our freedom on Remembrance Day.

• In Flanders Fields

  the Story of the Poem by John McCrae

  Granfield, Linda

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  The famous poem is interwoven with information about the first World War and John McCrae's World War I experience.

• A Bear in War

  Innes, Stephanie

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  During World War One, a young girl slips her teddy bear into a care package for her father, a medic posted to the trenches of France. When her father dies in the battle his belongings are shipped back to his family, along with the toy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Remembrance Day

  Hudak, Heather C., 1975-

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  The history of Remembrance Day, why it's an important holiday, and the ceremonies that take place across Canada.

• Remembrance Day

  Foran, Jill

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  Describes the significance of Remembrance Day how the day is observed.

• Remembrance Day

  Aloian, Molly

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  Describes how people around the world hold similar Remembrance Day services.

• Proud as a Peacock, Brave as a Lion

  Barclay, Jane, 1957-

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  As questions come from a young grandchild, his grandpa talks about how, as a very young man, he was as proud as a peacock in uniform,and brave as a lion charging into battle.

• From Vimy to Victory

  Canada's Fight to the Finish in World War I

  Brewster, Hugh

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  The remarkable heroism, sacrifice, and victories of Canadian soldiers during the Great War.

• At Vimy Ridge

  Canada's Greatest World War I Victory

  Brewster, Hugh

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  Canadian soldier's role in the pivotal World War I battle, that took the strategic position of Vimy Ridge from the Germans.

• Where Poppies Grow

  a World War I Companion

  Granfield, Linda

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  Photos, memorabilia, and anecdotes of the first World War.

• The Vimy Oaks

  a Journey to Peace

  Granfield, Linda

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  The story of Canadian soldier Lieutenant Leslie H. Miller during World War I

• Armistice

  Starke, Ruth, 1946-

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  On 11 November 1918, the armistice took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. But it would take more than seven months before peace would finally be declared at Versailles on 28 June 1919. The Great War…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Poppy Day

  Moore, Rosemary, 1928-

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  The story of why red poppies came to be worn in remembrance of the brave people who fought and died in the First and Second World Wars.

• Remembering John McCrae

  Soldier, Doctor, Poet

  Granfield, Linda

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  Readers will learn about his life as a doctor and teacher of medicine, about his tour of duty in the Boer War, and his service in WWI, where he experienced a loss so profound it moved him to write the poem "In Flanders Fields."