Winnie
Winnie-the-Pooh was based on a real-life bear who lived in the London Zoo, and he got there thanks to a Canadian soldier and veterinarian named Harry Colebourn.
Winnie in Pictures
Captain Harry Colebourn
A Famous Bronze Statue
White River, Ontario
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Great Realistic Fiction
Questions:
1.While reading the books, take jot notes.
2.Create a series of questions that you would like to find out more about.
3.In your opinion, why did the author of this picture book include real photographs on the front and back covers of the book? Please explain your thoughts.
4.Why do you think Harry Colebourn decided to buy a bear and put him on a train when he was leaving for service?
5.What might have been some of the things that Harry had to consider when he decided to leave Winnie at the zoo? Do you think this was an easy decision for Harry to make? Please explain your thinking.
6.Did you enjoy this story?
7.If you could write a letter to Harry, what might you wish to say to him.
8. Do you think Winnie was a special bear or do you think any bear might have been like Winnie?
1.While reading the books, take jot notes.
2.Create a series of questions that you would like to find out more about.
3.In your opinion, why did the author of this picture book include real photographs on the front and back covers of the book? Please explain your thoughts.
4.Why do you think Harry Colebourn decided to buy a bear and put him on a train when he was leaving for service?
5.What might have been some of the things that Harry had to consider when he decided to leave Winnie at the zoo? Do you think this was an easy decision for Harry to make? Please explain your thinking.
6.Did you enjoy this story?
7.If you could write a letter to Harry, what might you wish to say to him.
8. Do you think Winnie was a special bear or do you think any bear might have been like Winnie?
Questions:
1.Based on the cover of the book, what do you think the story might be about? Explain your thinking.
2.If the story took place about 100 years ago, which war was Harry and Winnie part of? Show your work?
3.Why is part of the book written in regular text and part of the book written in italics?
4. In the illustration when Harry is going to buy Winnie please explain what is happening. What might have been going on in Harry's head while he was walking around?
5.What doe sit mean when the author writes, "but his heart made up his mind'?
6.Write out the following numbers in words: 36,000 and 7,500 and 1.
7.What was Winnie's official title in the war?
8. Why did Harry decide to leave Winnie at the zoo? Please explain your answer.
Both Books:
1.After having read both of the books, create a Venn Diagram to highlight the similarities and differences in the stories.
2. Did you prefer one book over the other? If so, which one? Explain why you preferred this book.
1.Based on the cover of the book, what do you think the story might be about? Explain your thinking.
2.If the story took place about 100 years ago, which war was Harry and Winnie part of? Show your work?
3.Why is part of the book written in regular text and part of the book written in italics?
4. In the illustration when Harry is going to buy Winnie please explain what is happening. What might have been going on in Harry's head while he was walking around?
5.What doe sit mean when the author writes, "but his heart made up his mind'?
6.Write out the following numbers in words: 36,000 and 7,500 and 1.
7.What was Winnie's official title in the war?
8. Why did Harry decide to leave Winnie at the zoo? Please explain your answer.
Both Books:
1.After having read both of the books, create a Venn Diagram to highlight the similarities and differences in the stories.
2. Did you prefer one book over the other? If so, which one? Explain why you preferred this book.
Questions:
1.After having read both of the books and watching the movie, highlight some of the similarities and differences?
2. Which did you prefer? Explain your thinking.
1.After having read both of the books and watching the movie, highlight some of the similarities and differences?
2. Which did you prefer? Explain your thinking.
Mappin Terraces Bear Enclosure
The Mappin Terraces which once held Winnie is no longer used for housing bears. The Mappin Terrace has been repopulated with 20 wallabies and four emus to demonstrate how difficult it is for animals to survive in the harsh, dry conditions which are likely to become more prevalent as carbon emissions heat up the environment.
When the terrace opened in 1913, it was the first time members of the public could see animals in an arctic environment. The attraction, billed as "London's only mountain", also played host to a black bear called Winnie who became the inspiration for Winne the Pooh when A.A. Milne visited the zoo with his son Christopher. Another famous resident was Brumas the polar bear in the 1950s, who propelled visitor numbers up to three millions - a record that stands to this day.
London Zoo no longer houses polar bears, but the Mappin Terrace has undergone a dramatic transformation to become the site of one of the first climate change educational centres in UK zoos.
When the terrace opened in 1913, it was the first time members of the public could see animals in an arctic environment. The attraction, billed as "London's only mountain", also played host to a black bear called Winnie who became the inspiration for Winne the Pooh when A.A. Milne visited the zoo with his son Christopher. Another famous resident was Brumas the polar bear in the 1950s, who propelled visitor numbers up to three millions - a record that stands to this day.
London Zoo no longer houses polar bears, but the Mappin Terrace has undergone a dramatic transformation to become the site of one of the first climate change educational centres in UK zoos.
Christopher Robin Milne
A. A. Milne, Author
Meet Milne's Winnie
Goodbye Christopher Robin
