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Winnie's Great War (Paperback)
Lindsay Mattick, Josh Greenhut; Illustrated by Sophie Blackall
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R282
Discovery Miles 2 820
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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!
Everyone has heard of Winnie-the-Pooh, but not everyone knows about
the real Canadian bear who lent him her name. This is a wonderful
tale of courage and friendship, for fans of Michael Morpurgo. Come
on a heart-warming adventure, inspired by the journey undertaken by
an extraordinary bear called Winnie during World War One. From her
early days with her mama in the Canadian forest, to her travels
with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, Winnie
has a remarkable wartime story to tell. And when she meets a little
boy called Christopher Robin Milne in London Zoo, he loves her so
much that he names his teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh in her honour.
Sophie Blackall's wonderful black and white artwork brings Winnie
to life and will capture young readers' imaginations. The author,
Lindsay Mattick, is the great grand-daughter of Captain Harry
Colebourn - who originally rescued Winnie as a cub - and the story
contains entries from his real wartime diaries from WW1. The book
also includes a selection of artefacts from the Colebourn Family
Archives. The result is a one-of-a-kind exploration into the
realities of war, the meaning of courage, and the power of
friendship, all told through the historic adventures of one
astonishing bear.
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