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A fictionalized account of Captain Harry Coleburn's relationship with a bear cub in 1914, which he rescued while on his way to care for soldiers' horses during World War I and became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. Picture book adaptation describes how the author's great-grandfather, a veterinarian from Winnipeg, rescued a bear cub and took her with him to an English army base. An album at the end of the story includes a photo of Christopher Robin with Winnie at the London zoo. Colebourn, Harry, 1887-1947 Fiction. 2016 Caldecott Medal Winner. AR 3.4 Lexile 590 IL K-3. | |