Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall
37 Total Resources 7 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- PK-2
- Genre
- Biography
- Nonfiction
Year Published 2015
Word Count 1,525
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 590L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 176655
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Soldiers
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Bears
- Winnipeg (Bear)--Fiction
- Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander), 1882-1956--Fiction
- Winnipeg (Bear)
- Bears
- Soldiers--Fiction
- Bears--Fiction
- Winnie-the-Pooh
- Colebourn, Harry, 1887-1947--Fiction
- Colebourn, Harry
- Winnipeg (Bear)--Juvenile fiction
- Colebourn, Harry, 1887-1947--Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries
- Winnie-the-Pooh (Fictitious character)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | Military & Wars
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Milne, A. A
Our Original Resources 6
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sophie Blackall about Finding Winnie
Created by TeachingBooks
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sophie Blackall
Created by TeachingBooks
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
View Comprehensive Text Complexity Measures
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 5
Audio Name Pronunciation with Sophie Blackall
Created by TeachingBooks
Author Interviews 18
Meet-the-Author Recording with Sophie Blackall
Created by TeachingBooks
Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech by Sophie Blackall
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Library of Congress
Caldecott Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Sophie Blackall
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Interview with Lindsay Mattick
Created by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Interview with Lindsay Mattick
Created by 88 Cups of Tea
Caldecott Acceptance Speech, 2016, given by Sophie Blackall
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Publishers Weekly KidsCast
Interview with Lindsay Mattick
Created by Inside Toronto
Interview with Lindsay Mattick
Created by The Canadian Encyclopedia
Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Publishers Weekly
Interview with Lindsay Mattick
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Lindsay Mattick
Created by Little, Brown and Company
Interview with Lindsay Mattick
Created by The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti (CBC Radio)
Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Studio Visit with Sophie Blackall
Created by Pen & Oink
Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Watch. Connect. Read.
Interview with Sophie Blackall
Created by Mackin Community
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 5
Nonfiction Read and Respond Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Discussion Questions from Read On Wisconsin
Created by Read On Wisconsin
Educator's Guide from Little, Brown and Company
Created by Little, Brown and Company
Teaching Ideas from Unleashing Readers
Created by Unleashing Readers
Book Readings 1
Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Erin Moon
Created by Recorded Books
Book Trailers 1
Video Book Trailer from Dreamscape Media
Created by Dreamscape Media
Awards & Distinctions 7
Charlotte Zolotow Award, 1998-2020
Honor, 2016
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2020
Nonfiction Selection, 2016
Notable Children's Books, 1995-2021
Commended, 2016
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2020
World History & Culture Selection, 2016
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2021
Winner, 2016
Fanfare, 2001 - 2020
Selection, 2015
Lasting Connections, 2000 - 2020
Selection, 2015
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