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Winnie's great war
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316447089 (library edition ebook)
- ISBN: 9780316447102 (ebook)
- ISBN: 0316447129 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9780316447126 (hardcover)
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Physical Description:
227 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 2 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Covington Branch | J MATTI L (Text) | 33126022117570 | JFiction | Available | - |
| Erlanger Branch | J MATTI L (Text) | 33126022117554 | JFiction | Checked out | 05/22/2024 |
| Independence Branch | J MATTI L (Text) | 33126022117562 | JFiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A tale of the real journey undertaken by the bear that inspired the creation of Winnie-the-Pooh, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo. - Baker & Taylor
The creative team behind the Caldecott Medal-winning Finding Winnie draws on Captain Harry Colebourn's real wartime diaries and family archives to present the story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh, tracing her youth in the Canadian forest, her remarkable travels with the Veterinary Corps and her settlement in the London Zoo. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. - Baker & Taylor
"An imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear, from her early days in the Canadian forest to her travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, all the way to the London Zoo, where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of Winnie-the-Pooh"-- - Grand Central Pub
From the creative team behind the bestselling, Caldecott Medal--winning Finding Winnie comes an extraordinary wartime adventure seen through the eyes of the world's most beloved bear.
Here is a heartwarming imagining of the real journey undertaken by the extraordinary bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh. From her early days with her mama in the Canadian forest, to her remarkable travels with the Veterinary Corps across the country and overseas, and all the way to the London Zoo where she met Christopher Robin Milne and inspired the creation of the world's most famous bear, Winnie is on a great war adventure.
This beautifully told story is a triumphant blending of deep research and magnificent imagination. Infused with Sophie Blackall's irresistible renderings of an endearing bear, the book is also woven through with entries from Captain Harry Colebourn's real wartime diaries and contains a selection of artifacts from the Colebourn Family Archives. The result is a one-of-a-kind exploration into the realities of war, the meaning of courage, and the indelible power of friendship, all told through the historic adventures of one extraordinary bear.