Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner)

A #1 New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Caldecott Medal about the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.
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.

Before Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. And she was a girl!

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2015
Edition ‏ : ‎ First Edition
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 56 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316324906
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316324908
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4+ years, from customers
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.3 x 0.65 x 10.45 inches
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool – 3
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD590L
Best Sellers Rank: #10,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Children’s Literary Biographies (Books) #20 in Children’s Historical Fiction on Military & Wars #66 in Children’s Bear Books (Books)
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