Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)

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Overview

A #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.

In 1914, Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on his way to tend horses in World War I, followed his heart and rescued a baby bear. He named her Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war.

Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter tells the true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey—from the fields of Canada to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England...

And finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made another new friend: a real boy named Christopher Robin.

Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316324908
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 10/20/2015
Pages: 56
Sales rank: 14,228
Product dimensions: 10.10(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: AD590L (what's this?)
Age Range: 3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Lindsay Mattick, Harry Colebourn's great-granddaughter, is the vice-president of an award-winning public relations firm. Based in Toronto, she has shared Harry and Winnie's story around the world.

Sophie Blackall is the bestselling and two-time Caldecott medal-winning artist behind Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous BearHello, Lighthouse and Farmhouse. She is also the proprietor of Milkwood, a creative retreat for children’s book makers. She lives between Brooklyn and a farm in upstate New York. 
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