Finding Winnie by Mattick, Lindsay - 2015

Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2015. Hardcover. 144342918X . 28 cm. The book has no date of publication, but research indicates it was released in 2015. Sound and square binding in illustrated boards. The bottom fore-corner tips are knocked and there is a bit of wear to the foot of the spine. Otherwise, no discernable wear. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. The dust jacket has a little corner wear and a Caldecott Medal label on the front panel. The rear panel has a couple of soft crinkles. The story of how Winnie, the bear on which Winnie-the-Pooh is based, was rescued and taken to an army base in England by Harry Colebourn, a veterinarian on this way to tend horses in World War I. The bear eventually was moved to the London Zoo, where A.A. Milne took his son Christopher to visit. This book won a Caldecott Medal in 2016. .

26.34 x 1.09 x 26.21 cm- A tight and unmarked copy-" The remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh 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." About the Author: LINDSAY MATTICK is the great-granddaughter of Captain Harry Colebourn. She has been sharing Winnie's story through radio, film, book, and museum… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.