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CANADIAN EXPLORERS
Scholastic Canada Ltd.
ISBN 978-0-439-94982-8 PBK
ISBN 978-0-439-93834-1 HC
Ages 8 to 12
48 spreads
10½” x 9”





During World War I, Canadian soldiers achieved what more experienced soldiers from Britain and France could not — taking the strategic position of Vimy Ridge from the Germans. It was the battle that helped a young country discover its national pride, as for the first time, Canadians fought as Canadians, and achieved a significant victory.


An excerpt from At Vimy Ridge: Canada's Greatest World War I Victory
by Hugh Brewster, author of On Juno Beach


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From At Vimy Ridge: Canada's Greatest World War I Victory. Copyright © 2006 by Hugh Brewster. All rights reserved.