Virk, Serena: - Serena Virk is an Ontario-based certified teacher for twenty years. While researching material for Remembrance Day, she discovered how little information was out there for young children to learn about the contribution of Black soldiers during World War 1. There were resource materials for teenagers and adults about the Black Battalion, but nothing for young readers. She realized how important it was to have a resource for them.

The book was reviewed by Kathy Grant, Sean Foyn and Mathias Joost. Historian Kathy Grant, served as a member and History Co-Chair on the National Advisory Apology Committee for the Government of Canada's treatment of No. 2 Construction Battalion. Sean Foyn, AFRICANADIAN SEARCHERS, is a researcher and producer of historical content. He served as a member of the National Advisory Committee on the Government of Canada's Apology for the Treatment of No. 2 Construction Battalion. Mathias Joost served 32 years in the Canadian Forces, the last 18 of which were as a historian.