Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-The-Pooh

by Jonathan D. Voss and Sally M. Walker

Book Overview

Who could care for a bear?

When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear for sale at the train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training for World War I.

Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his company's home town, and he brought her along to the training camp in England. Winnie followed Harry everywhere and slept under his cot every night. Before long, she became the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805097155
• ISBN13: 9780805097153
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3