Soldier bear

Responsibility: written by Bibi Dumon Tak ; illustrated by Philip Hopman ; translated by Laura Watkinson.
Uniform Title: Soldaat wojtek. English
Imprint: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, c2011.
Physical description: 145 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

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PT5882.14 .U46 S6513 2011	Unknown

Summary: Winner of the 2012 Batchelder AwardBased on a real series of events that happened during World War II, Soldier Bear tells the story of an orphaned bear cub adopted by a group of Polish soldiers in Iran. The soldiers raise the bear and eventually enlist him as a soldier to ensure that he stays with the company. He travels with them from Iran to Italy, and then on to Scotland. Voytek's mischief gets him into trouble along with way, but he also provides some unexpected encouragement for the soldiers amidst the reality of war: Voytek learns to carry bombs for the company, saves the camp from a spy, and keeps them constantly entertained with his antics.Always powerful and surprising, Bibi Dumon Tak's story offers readers a glimpse at this fascinating piece of history.
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Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Poland > Juvenile fiction.; World War, 1939-1945 > Poland > Fiction.; Brown bear > Fiction.; Bears > Fiction.; Soldiers > Fiction.; Mascots > Fiction.; Poland > History > 1918-1945 > Fiction.; Iran > History > Pahlavi dynasty, 1925-1979 > Fiction.; Italy > History > 1914-1945 > Fiction.; World War, 1939-1945 > Poland > Fiction.; Brown bears > Fiction.; Bears > Fiction.; Soldiers > Fiction.; Mascots > Fiction.; Poland > History > Fiction.; Iran > History > 1941-1979 > Fiction.; Italy > History > 1914-1945 > Fiction.

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