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Finding Winnie : the true story of the world's most famous bear Cover Image Book Book

Finding Winnie : the true story of the world's most famous bear / by Lindsay Mattick ; illustrated by Sophie Blackall.

Mattick, Lindsay (author.). Blackall, Sophie (illustrator.).

Summary:

During World War I, Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to serve with cavalry units in Europe, rescued a bear cub in White River, Ontario. He named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter Lindsay Mattick recounts their incredible journey, from a northern Canadian town to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England-- and finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made a new friend: a boy named Christopher Robin. Gentle yet haunting illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Sophie Blackall bring the wartime era to life, and are complemented by photographs and ephemera from the Colebourn family archives.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781443429184 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Edition: First Canadian edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2015]

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Awards Note:
The Caldecott Medal

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Soldiers > Juvenile literature.
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Winnipeg (Bear) > Juvenile literature.
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Genre: Picture books.
Topic Heading: Mayor Hewat FCM 2017 Canada by the Book > BKASL

Available copies

  • 4 of 4 copies available at University College of the North Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Chemawawin Public Library at Easterville JUV 599.758 MAT 2015 (Text) 58500000993972 UCNJuv Volume hold Available -
The Pas Campus Library PZ 7.1 .M38 F56 2015 (Text) 58500001128479 UCNPicture Volume hold Available -
UCN / Pukatawagan Public Library JUV 598 .785 MAT 2015 (Text) 58500000994137 UCNJuv Volume hold Available -
UCN/Norway House Public Library JUV 599.785 MAT 2015 (Text) 58500000994145 UCNJuv Volume hold Available -

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