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Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
Contributor(s): Mattick, Lindsay (Author), Blackall, Sophie (Illustrator), Kellgren, Katherine (Narrated by)

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ISBN: 1520014538 ISBN-13: 9781520014531
Publisher: Dreamscape Media

OUR PRICE: $40.94

Binding Type: DVD-Video - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2016
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Age Level: 3-7

Grade Level: PreK-2

Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 7.4" L (0.20 lbs)

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Cultural Region - Canadian
- Cultural Region - British Isles

Features: Price on Product

Review Citations: School Library Journal 08/01/2016 pg. 52

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Publisher Description:
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. Based on the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner, Finding Winnie is the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.

Contributor Bio(s): Kellgren, Katherine: - The first time Katherine Kellgren narrated an audiobook, it was a book she made for her father. "He had Parkinson's disease, which affected his ability to read, and he'd been a great reader. There was a particular mystery writer he loved, Freeman Wills Crofts." She asked him to choose a Crofts novel he liked, which she then recorded on cassette for him, editing it herself using the rewind button. Kellgren has recorded well over 100 audiobooks and won four Audie Awards, three ALA Odyssey Honors, eight AudioFile Earphones Awards and has many more honors.Mattick, Lindsay: - Lindsay Mattick, great-granddaughter of Harry Colebourn, has shared Winnie's story around the world. She lives with her family in Toronto, Canada.Blackall, Sophie: - Sophie Blackall's work has appeared in the bestselling Ivy and Bean series, award-winning picture books, a global pro-vaccination campaign, and on a renowned NYC subway poster. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

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