Children's Literature Round tables of Canada Information Book Award winner
Canadian Library Association Honour Book

Description

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. ”

Reviews

"A fine introduction to the poem, the man, and the war that could serve as a focal point for discussions of Veterans Day. .."
-- School Library Journal