Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh - Couverture rigide

Mattick, Lindsay

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9781408340233: Finding Winnie: The Story of the Real Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh

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ISBN 10 : 1408340232 ISBN 13 : 9781408340233

Editeur : Orchard Books, 2015

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Revue de presse :

How deftly and magically the author weaves this historical story: it's one that includes not only history but geography too. Equally magical are Sophie Blackall's watercolour illustrations...A winning combination through and through (Red Reading Hub 2015-11-19)

Winnie's incredible tale is brought to life by the great-grandaughter of Winnie's rescuer in this fascinating picture book. (The School Run)

The gorgeous story of the friendship between a soldier ... and the real bear who inspired Winnie the Pooh. (The Guardian 2016-01-12)

The true story of a remarkable friendship and an even more remarkable journey (Good Reads)

This fascinating true story is brought delightfully to life in Finding Winnie. Mattick's lilting narrative is complemented by Sophie Blackall's dreamily soft ink-and-watercolour drawings. (FT.com 2015-12-30)

Gorgeously illustrated ... delightful (The New York Times 2015-11-06)

Biographie de l'auteur :

Lindsay Mattick, the great-granddaughter of Captain Harry Colebourn, grew up thinking of Winnie-the-Pooh as her owngreat-grandbear. She has shared Winnie's story as a radio documentary, spearheaded an original exhibition, and traveled to the UK to commemorate Harry and Winnie's experience in World War I. She works at
Narrative Public Relations, and lives with her family in Toronto, Canada.

Sophie Blackall is a celebrated artist whose work has appeared in the bestselling Ivy and Bean series; in multiple glorious, award-winning picture books; as part of a worldwide pro-vaccination campaign toeradicate measles; and on a renowned New York subway poster.

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