Voytek the soldier bear = Niedzwiedz Zolnierz o Imieniu Wojtek
Paulin, Garry2008
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Place reservation for Voytek the soldier bear = Niedzwiedz Zolnierz o Imieniu WojtekIn the mountains of Persia (Iran), soldiers of the Polish Second Army Corps. found a small bear cub. They fed and cared for him as they moved from Persia (Iran) to the Middle East and into Italy where the battle for the Monastery in Cassino, Italy, was fought. According to soldier stories and pictures, Voytek the Bear assisted the Polish Army fighting the German Luftwaffe, and won! After the war, Voytek was taken to Scotland to live in the Edinburgh Zoo where he lived for 16 years. Voytek died at the age of 21.
Main title:
Voytek the soldier bear = Niedzwiedz Zolnierz o Imieniu Wojtek / by Garry Paulin ; illustrations by Sophie Stubbs.
Author:
Paulin, Garry, authorStubbs, Sophie, illustrator
Imprint:
Berwick on Tweed : Garry Paulin, 2008.
Collation:
44 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm.
Notes:
Dual language text in English and Polish.Paperback.
ISBN:
9780955829505 (pbk)095582950X (pbk)
Dewey class:
639.978891.85
Local class:
FJFFIC.J
Language:
PolishEnglish
Subject:
Index terms:
Polish collection
BRN:
493431
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