{"product_id":"finding-winnie-the-true-stories-of-the-world-most-famous-bear","title":"Finding Winnie the true stories of the world most famous bear","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/24819508-finding-winnie\"\u003eFinding Winnie the true stories of the world most famous bear\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ehardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBefore there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1914, during World War I, Captain Harry Colebourn, a Canadian veterinarian on his way to serve with cavalry units in Europe, rescued a bear cub in White River, Ontario. He named the bear Winnie, after his hometown of Winnipeg, and he took the bear to war. Harry Colebourn's real-life great-granddaughter Lindsay Mattick recounts their incredible journey, from a northern Canadian town to a convoy across the ocean to an army base in England . . . and finally to the London Zoo, where Winnie made a new friend: a boy named Christopher Robin. Gentle yet haunting illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Sophie Blackall bring the wartime era to life, and are complemented by photographs and ephemera from the Colebourn family archives. Here is the remarkable true story of the bear who inspired Winnie-the-Pooh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epreloved item in VGUC\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brown books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55180541493585,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/9769\/1233\/files\/4E524BDB-BECE-4162-82C9-37C788571079.jpg?v=1791190994","url":"https:\/\/community-aid-thrift-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/finding-winnie-the-true-stories-of-the-world-most-famous-bear","provider":"Community Aid Thrift Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}