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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
By MATTICK, Lindsay
- ISBN
- 9781501923593
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- Recorded Books
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School Library Journal
Starred Review on August 1, 2016 | DVDs and Audio
K-Gr 3—This story of the bear who inspired Winnie the Pooh is sure to find a home in the hearts of listeners worldwide. Mattick's great-grandfather, Harry Colebourn, was a veterinarian who cared for horses in the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade during World War I. While traveling east by train across Canada from his home in Winnipeg on the first leg of his journey as a soldier, Harry paid a trapper $20 for a baby bear and named her Winnie after his home p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
