Finding Winnie [sound recording] : the true story of the world's most famous bear / by Lindsay Mattick.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781501923593
- ISBN: 1501923595
- Physical Description: 1 sound disc (15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, p2016.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. Compact disc. In container (17 cm.). "the same text is on both tracks. Track 2 has page-turn signals"--Container. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Narrated by Erin Moon. |
Summary, etc.: | 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. |
Target Audience Note: | 3 years and up. |
Awards Note: | Nutmeg Award Winner, Elementary, 2018. |
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Available copies
- 2 of 2 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Brookfield Library | J RA 599.78/MATTICK (Text) | 34029137446398 | Juvenile Picture Book | Available | - |
Southbury Public Library | J MATTICK/ILLUSTRATED/BOOK ON CD (Text) | 34019140092917 | Juvenile Book on CD | Available | - |
Electronic resources
School Library Journal Review
Finding Winnie : The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
School Library Journal
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K-Gr 3-This story of the bear who inspired Winnie the Pooh is sure to find a home in the hearts of listeners worldwide. Mattick's great-grandfather, Harry Colebourn, was a veterinarian who cared for horses in the Second Canadian Infantry Brigade during World War I. While traveling east by train across Canada from his home in Winnipeg on the first leg of his journey as a soldier, Harry paid a trapper $20 for a baby bear and named her Winnie after his home province. The bear traveled as Harry's companion across the ocean to England and trained with him until it was time for Harry to head to the front line in France. It was then that Harry made the difficult decision to give Winnie a new home-the London Zoo. That is where, as Mattick so aptly says, "sometimes you have to let one story end so the next one can begin." Christopher Robin Milne, A.A. Milne's son, discovered Winnie at the zoo and became enamored with her. The rest, as they say, is history. Erin Moon's narration is lovely and winsome, honoring the compassion inherent in this piece of history. VERDICT Just as Colebourn's "heart made up his mind," listeners should follow their hearts and seek out this book, which is sure to have wide appeal. ["Children everywhere will enjoy this tale for years. A must-have": SLJ 8/15 starred review of the Little, Brown book.]-Terri Perper, Olney Elementary School, Olney, MD © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.