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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.). Little, Brown and Company, (publisher.).

Summary:
A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316324908
  • ISBN: 0316324906
  • ISBN: 9781518115912
  • ISBN: 1518115918
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Publisher: New York ; Little, Brown and Company, [2015]

Content descriptions

Target Audience Note:
AD590L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader LG 3.4 0.5 0.5 176655
Lexile AD590L.
Awards Note:
Caldecott Medal, 2016.
Subject: Colebourn, Harry, 1887-1947 > Juvenile fiction.
Winnie-the-Pooh (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956 > Juvenile fiction.
Winnipeg (Bear) > Juvenile fiction.
Bears > Juvenile fiction.
Veterinarians > Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers > Juvenile fiction.
Genre: Picture books for children.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 106 of 129 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 129 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Abington Community Library JUV EASY MATTICK (Text) 50687011393694 Juv Fiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library JE MAT (Text) 37268002298941 AHMFL Picture Books Available -
Altoona Area Public Library EB COL (Text) 33240004423755 Children Biography Available -
Altoona Area Public Library EB COL (Text)
Memorial: Memorial for James D. Orr
33240005214864 Children Biography Available -
Annie Halenbake Ross Library JE Mat (Text) 00133114 YOUTH Easy Fiction Available -
Ashland Public Library EASY MAT (Text)
In Memory of: Grace Kelly
Memorial: Grace Kelly
3039900031581% Easy Available -
Bangor Public Library E MAT (Text) 75011000282738 Easy Available -
Bellwood-Antis Public Library E Mat (Text) 310BEL00082616 Children Easy Nonfiction Available -
Bernville Area Community Library E MAT (Text) 33249021478452 Children's Easy Available -
Boone Area Library E MAT (Text) 33249022420099 Children's Easy Checked Out 04/17/2024


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