Remembering John Mccrae

Author : Linda Granfield
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780439935609

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Remembering John McCrae by Linda Granfield Pdf

This award-winning tribute to the author of "In Flanders Fields" is now available in paperback. "In Flanders Fields the poppies blow/Between the crosses, row on row..." Every Canadian student, teacher, and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem is a poet who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life story has been largely unknown. In Remembering John McCrae, Linda Granfield, one of Canada's finest historians and celebrated authors of non-fiction for young readers, has compiled a beautiful tribute. In an accessible "scrapbook" style, more than one hundred photos, paintings, and documents are displayed to help create an intimate portrait of a true hero. Readers will learn about his life as a doctor and teacher of medicine, about his tour of duty in the Boer War, and of course, about his service in WWI, where he experienced a loss so profound it moved him to write "In Flanders Fields."

Author : Linda Granfield,Janet Wilson
Publisher : Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0773759255

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In Flanders Fields by Linda Granfield,Janet Wilson Pdf

The story of John McCrae's World War I poem interweaves the poet's words with information about the war, details of daily life in the trenches, accounts of McCrae's experience in his field hospital, and the circumstances that contributed to the poem's creation. Simultaneous.

Author : Amanda Betts
Publisher : Knopf Canada
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780345810274

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In Flanders Fields: 100 Years by Amanda Betts Pdf

A beautifully designed collection of essays on war, loss and remembrance to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the writing of Canada's most famous poem. In early 1915, the death of a young friend on the battlefields of Ypres inspired Canadian soldier, field surgeon and poet John McCrae to write "In Flanders Fields." Within months of the poem's December 1915 publication in the British magazine Punch it became part of the collective consciousness in North America and Europe, and its extraordinary power has endured over the decades and across generations. In this anthology, Canada's finest historians, novelists and poets contemplate the evolving meaning of the poem; the man who wrote it and the World War I setting from which it emerged; its themes of valour, grief and remembrance; and the iconic image of the poppy. Among the thirteen contributors: Lieutenant-General Roméo Dallaire (ret'd) writes about the emotional meaning of the poem for war veterans; Tim Cook describes the rich and varied life of McCrae; Frances Itani revisits her time in Flanders, and mines the acts of witnessing and remembering; Kevin Patterson offers a riveting depiction of the adrenaline-fueled work of a WWI field surgeon; Mary Janigan reveals the poem's surprisingly divisive effect during the 1917 federal election; Ken Dryden tells us how lines from the poem ended up on the wall of the Montreal Canadiens' dressing room; and Patrick Lane recalls a Remembrance Day from his childhood in a moving reflection on how war shapes us all. Gorgeously designed in full colour with archival and contemporary images, In Flanders Fields: 100 Years will reflect and illuminate the importance of art in how we process war and loss.

Author : Nicholas J. Saunders
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780741857

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The Poppy by Nicholas J. Saunders Pdf

In the aftermath of the horrific trench warfare of the First World War, the poppy – sprouting across the killing fields of France and Belgium, then immortalised in John McCrae’s moving poem – became a worldwide icon. Yet the poppy has a longer history, as the tell-tale sign of human cultivation of the land, of the ravages of war and of the desire to escape the earthly realm through inspired Romantic opium dreams or the grim reality of morphine drips. This is a story spanning three thousand years, from the ancient Egyptian fights over prized medicinal potions to the addicted veterans returning home from the American Civil War, from the British political machinations during the Opium Wars with China to the struggle to end Afghanistan’s tribal narcotics trade. Through it all, there stands the transformative poppy. Nicholas J. Saunders brings us the definitive history of this ever-enduring but humble flower of the fields, a story that is at turns tragic, eye-opening and, most essentially, life-affirming – a gift to us all.

Author : Heather Patterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Poppies
ISBN : 0545999812

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A Poppy Is to Remember by Heather Patterson Pdf

How did the bright red poppy that we all wear in November become Canada's symbol of honouring those who fought for our freedom on Remembrance Day? Moving text coupled with stunning illustrations by Governor General's Award-winning artist Ron Lightburn explain the symbolism behind the poppy. A bonus for teachers is the five-page spread all about the poem, "In Flanders Fields," Canada's wartime and peacekeeping endeavours, and the adoption of the poppy as our Remembrance Day emblem.

Author : Canada's National History Society
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443420174

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Canada's Great War Album by Canada's National History Society Pdf

Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the start of the First World War, Canada's Great War Album is an unprecedented and remarkable collection of Canadian photographs, memorabilia, and stories of the war. Two years ago, Canada’s History Society invited Canadians to tell their family stories from the First World War. The response was overwhelming and assembled for the first time are their personal stories and photographs that together form a compelling and moving account of the war. Canada's Great War Album also includes contributions from Peter Mansbridge, Charlotte Gray, J. L. Granatstein, Christopher Moore, Jonathan Vance, and Tim Cook. In the spirit of the bestselling 100 Photos That Changed Canada, the war that changed Canada forever is reflected here in words and pictures.

Author : Barbara E. Walsh
Publisher : Astra Publishing House
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781635924367

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The Poppy Lady by Barbara E. Walsh Pdf

Here is the inspiring story behind the Veterans Day red poppy, a symbol that honors the service and sacrifices of our veterans. When American soldiers entered World War I, Moina Belle Michael, a schoolteacher from Georgia, knew she had to act. Some of the soldiers were her students and friends. Almost single-handedly, Moina worked to establish the red poppy as the symbol to honor and remember soldiers. And she devoted the rest of her life to making sure the symbol would last forever. Thanks to her hard work, that symbol remains strong today. Author Barbara Elizabeth Walsh and artist Layne Johnson worked with experts, primary documents, and Moina's great-nieces to better understand Moina's determination to honor the war veterans. A portion of the book's proceeds will support the National Military Family Association's Operation Purple®, which benefits children of the US Military.

Author : Michael Morpurgo
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407188805

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Poppy Field by Michael Morpurgo Pdf

A new wartime classic from two legends of children's literature! Michael Morpurgo and Michael Foreman have teamed up with the British Legion to tell a new story inspired by the history of the poppy. When John McCrae wrote his famous poem "In Flanders Field" among the trenches of war-torn Belgium, neither he nor a local village girl who saves a discarded draft of it could know what enormous power that poem would have on generations to come.

Author : Osler Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015008627773

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The Osler Library by Osler Library Pdf

Author : Linda Granfield
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Soldiers' monuments
ISBN : 043993558X

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The Unknown Soldier by Linda Granfield Pdf

In the aftermath of the First World War, countries mourned their fallen sons, brothers, husbands, and fathers. In 1920, in both France and England, memorials were erected to those lost heroes who had remained anonymous. Around the world other countries followed suit, each country creating it's own version of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Now, award-winning author Linda Granfield presents her own tribute to these fallen soldiers. Taking readers on a journey to the Tombs in more than a dozen countries, Ms. Granfield shares over 100 photos and images that ultimately reveal a timeless lesson: this November and every November we must remember those who served -- both known and unknown.

Author : John McCrae
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-05
Category : Poetry
ISBN : EAN:8596547567899

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In Flanders Fields, and Other Poems by John McCrae Pdf

"In Flanders Fields, and Other Poems" by John McCrae. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : John Francis Prescott
Publisher : Erin, Ont. : Boston Mills Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015019110363

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In Flanders Fields by John Francis Prescott Pdf

Author : Twinkl Originals
Publisher : Twinkl
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781914331329

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The Birds of Flanders Fields by Twinkl Originals Pdf

Bang goes another deafening explosion. Though they are young, the birds are used to it and do not flinch. It is 1916. A spindly tree stands in No Man’s Land during the First World War amid wooden stumps and razor-sharp wire. Two birds sit in the tree. Hatched into the horrors of war, they try to figure out why the constant danger occurs. Humans live in trenches on either side – but are they friends or enemies? As the war rages on, glimmers of hope and colour appear. Can the birds’ plan to sing for peace finally see an end to the years of danger? ‘The Birds of Flanders Fields’ is a work of fiction set on the front lines of the First World War. Download the full eBook and explore supporting teaching materials at www.twinkl.com/originals Join Twinkl Book Club to receive printed story books every half-term at www.twinkl.co.uk/book-club (UK only).

Author : Jill Foran
Publisher : Av2 by Weigl
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 155388518X

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Remembrance Day by Jill Foran Pdf

Canadian Celebrations provides an exciting look at the events that people take part in during Canada's major holidays. Each title provides information about the history, symbols, and traditions of these special days. Book jacket.

Author : Linda Granfield,Janet Wilson
Publisher : Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : War poetry, Canadian
ISBN : 155005144X

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In Flanders Fields by Linda Granfield,Janet Wilson Pdf

Children's Literature Round tables of Canada Information Book Award winner Canadian Library Association Honour Book The lines of the celebrated poem are interwoven with fascinating information about the First World War, details of daily life in the trenches, accounts of McCrae's experience in his field hospital, and the circumstances that led to the writing of "In Flanders Fields."