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A Bear Called Paddington

A Bear Called Paddington

by Michael Bond and Peggy Fortnum
Paperback
Publication Date: 05/01/2016

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The classic novel about Paddington--who's now a major movie star

Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Peru when the Browns first met him in Paddington Station. Since then, their lives have never been quite the same . . . for ordinary things become extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved.

First published in 1958, A Bear Called Paddington is the first novel by Michael Bond, chronicling the adventures of this lovable bear. Paddington has charmed readers for generations with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures. This brand-new edition of the classic novel contains the original text by Michael Bond and illustrations by Peggy Fortnum.

ISBN:
9780062422750
9780062422750
Category:
Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
05-01-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
193.55x130.05x8.89mm
Weight:
0.12kg
Michael Bond

Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire on 13 January 1926 and educated at Presentation College, Reading.

He served in the Royal Air Force and the British Army before working as a cameraman for BBC TV for 19 years.

In 2015, Michael was awarded a CBE for his services to children's literature, to add to the OBE he received in 1997.

Peggy Fortnum

Peggy Fortnum was born in 1919 in Harrow, England, the youngest of six children. She graduated from the Central School of Art in London after the war interrupted her studies at Tunbridge Wells Art School, then worked as an art teacher, painter and textile designer before becoming a full-time book illustrator.

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