Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner) by Mattick, Lindsay

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 girlAuthor: Lindsay MattickPublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young ReadersPublished: 10/20/2015Pages: 56Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 10.00h x 10.20w x 0.60dISBN: 9780316324908Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.4Poin