Canada’s Greatest World War I Victory
By Hugh Brewster
It was the most fearsome enemy bastion of all…
The English and French had tried to take it and failed. But on a chill Easter morning in 1917, the men of the Canadian Corps in France struggled up the shell-torn ground of Vimy Ridge. Only two years before, they had been regarded as a band of unruly colonials. Now, with careful planning, skill and bravery, the Canadians would earn the admiration of the world.
“At Vimy Ridge is a splendid introduction to a major event in Canadian history…. Few copies will sit for long on library shelves.” —Quill and Quire
“…a superb account of the battle…well-chosen and strategically placed archival photographs, as well as portraits and maps, provide a splendid visual counterpoint to the text.” —Globe & Mail
•Honour Book for the 2007 Children’s Literature Roundtables of Canada Information Book Award
•Nominee for the 2008 Norma Fleck Award
*Nominated for the Hackmatack and Rocky Mountain Reader’s Choice Awards 2008 and the Red Maple Award 2009
Reading level: Ages 8-up
Format: 10 1⁄2’ x 9” (254.5 x 228.6 mm); 48 pages
Published: February 2007 by Scholastic Canada Ltd
Retail Price: $19.99 hardcover; $10.99 softcover
Also available in French: La Bataille de Vimy
For more information about books by Hugh Brewster visit: www.hughbrewster.com