The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians whose achievements have inspired and changed the lives of those who followed. His inventions revolutionized the way people live and work. But Armand didn’t stop there! He continued to invent and innovate his whole life, making contributions to the war effort and developing machines like the Muskeg tractor and the famous Ski-doo. It was winter and they could not get him to the hospital.Īrmand persisted even after many failures - until he did it! His B7 snow machine was used to deliver milk and mail. As an adult, the passion to invent a snow machine became a serious ambition after his 2-year-old son died from appendicitis. When Armand was a kid, he was already inventing his own toys, including his first attempt at a vehicle that could drive through snow. Written by award-winning author Elizabeth MacLeod, this portrait of Elsie MacGill is the first ever written for younger readers. Bibliographic information Illustrated by, Mike Deas Publisher, Scholastic Canada Limited, 2018 ISBN, 1443119474, 9781443119474 Length, 31 pages. Like many places in rural and Northern Canada, it was often cut off from the world after winter snows made the roads impassable. Title: Scholastic Canada Biography: Meet Elsie MacGill. Meet Joseph-Armand Bombardier - Canadian inventor, innovator and entrepreneur!īorn in 1907, Joseph-Armand grew up in Valcourt, a small village in Quebec.
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