Sophie Blackall
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Caldecott Medal Winners
World War I Collection Spotlight - Animals
World War I Collection Spotlight - Books for Children
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
World War I Collection Spotlight - Animals
World War I Collection Spotlight - Books for Children
World War I Collection Spotlight - Essentials [Youth]
Description
A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
Here is a heartwarming imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. From her early days with her mama in the Canadian forest, to her remarkable travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, and all the way to the London Zoo where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of the world's most famous bear, Winnie is on a great war adventure. This beautifully told...
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