A bear in war

Title
A bear in war

Personal Author EPSB
Stephanie. Innes

Summary
In 1916, at the height of the First World Ware, a Canadian teddy bear travelled all the way to France in a care package destined for Lawrence Browning Rogers--a gift from his ten-year-old daughter, Aileen. Teddy returned home after a year but Mr. Rogers did not. Years later Mr. Rogers grand-daughter found Teddy, the letters and other war memorabilian inside a large family briefcase. All this is now in a glass display case at the Canadian War Museum. This book is about Teddy and the letters.

Year Published
2008

Physical Description
unp. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Program Information
Accelerated Reader LG 3.7 0.5 130213

Subject
Remembrance Day.
 
Social issues.
 
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
 
Soldats -- Canada -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
 
Ours en peluche -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
 
Père et enfant -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
 
Héros -- Ouvrages pour la jeunesse.
 
Livres d'images pour enfants.
 
Father-daughter relationship -- Fiction.
 
World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction.
 
Soldiers -- Canada -- Fiction.
 
Teddy bears -- Fiction.
 
Remembrance--Non Fiction

Added Author
Deines, Brian.
 
Deines, Brian,
 
Endrulat, Harry.

Summary
In 1916, at the height of the First World Ware, a Canadian teddy bear travelled all the way to France in a care package destined for Lawrence Browning Rogers--a gift from his ten-year-old daughter, Aileen. Teddy returned home after a year but Mr. Rogers did not. Years later Mr. Rogers grand-daughter found Teddy, the letters and other war memorabilian inside a large family briefcase. All this is now in a glass display case at the Canadian War Museum. This book is about Teddy and the letters.

ISBN
9781554700974

Publisher
Toronto, Ont. : Key Porter Kids, c2008.
 
©2008


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
BissetE INNBook30276000359984Picture Books