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Finding Winnie the true story of the world's most famous bear

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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.

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Main Author: Mattick, Lindsay (Author)
Other Authors: Blackall, Sophie (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Colebourn, Harry, > 1887-1947 > Juvenile fiction.
Winnipeg (Bear) > Juvenile fiction.
Soldiers > Juvenile fiction.
Bears > Juvenile fiction.
Winnie-the-Pooh > (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction.
Milne, A. A. > (Alan Alexander), > 1882-1956 > Juvenile fiction.
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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.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN:9780316324908 (hardcover)
0316324906 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Lindsay Mattick was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She studied journalism at Ryerson University in Toronto. She has worked in public relations for over ten years. Lindsay is a board member for several non-profit organizations including Timeraiser, Artbound and Help Tank. Mattick is the great-granddaughter of Harry Colebourn, the veterinarian in her book, Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear.

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