Happy Sunday everyone! I thought I would just pop by for a quick book recommendation and to link up with the awesome ladies over at Collaboration Cuties for their linky...
I thought I would share a book that is perfect to use for Remembrance Day or Veteran's Day as those days are coming up quickly. The book is A Bear in War by Stephanie Innes and Harry Endrulat.
Here is the description from the website:
A Bear in War, was inspired by the true story of “Teddy,” a stuffed bear that was sent to the front lines during World War I.
Teddy belonged to ten-year-old Aileen Rogers, who lived with her family on a farm in East Farnham, Quebec. Her father, Lawrence Browning Rogers, enlisted in the Fifth Canadian Mounted Rifles in his thirty-seventh year in 1915.
When Lawrence departed for training in Valcartier, Quebec, and then for the war, he left behind Aileen, seven-year-old Howard, and his wife, Janet May Weaver Rogers.
Janet and Lawrence exchanged more than two hundred letters during the two and a half years he was away. Aileen and Howard also wrote to Lawrence – and Aileen sent her beloved Teddy overseas to help protect him. However, it wasn’t enough. On October 30, 1917, Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers died at the battle of Passchendaele.
In 2002 Lawrence’s granddaughter, Roberta Rogers Innes, found Teddy, the letters and other war memorabilia inside a large family briefcase. As she delved deeper, Roberta discovered how a Canadian family’s strength was tested during the First World War and how a tiny stuffed bear became an enduring memento of their love.
Teddy belonged to ten-year-old Aileen Rogers, who lived with her family on a farm in East Farnham, Quebec. Her father, Lawrence Browning Rogers, enlisted in the Fifth Canadian Mounted Rifles in his thirty-seventh year in 1915.
When Lawrence departed for training in Valcartier, Quebec, and then for the war, he left behind Aileen, seven-year-old Howard, and his wife, Janet May Weaver Rogers.
Janet and Lawrence exchanged more than two hundred letters during the two and a half years he was away. Aileen and Howard also wrote to Lawrence – and Aileen sent her beloved Teddy overseas to help protect him. However, it wasn’t enough. On October 30, 1917, Lieutenant Lawrence Browning Rogers died at the battle of Passchendaele.
In 2002 Lawrence’s granddaughter, Roberta Rogers Innes, found Teddy, the letters and other war memorabilia inside a large family briefcase. As she delved deeper, Roberta discovered how a Canadian family’s strength was tested during the First World War and how a tiny stuffed bear became an enduring memento of their love.
This book has beautiful illustrations, an interesting point of view (the teddy bear tells the story), touches on life in the early 1900's and life during war. It also includes real archival photos and documents. I would love to visit the War Museum to see the display of all the photos, documents and Teddy.
The website has lesson plan suggestions and links for students at all different grade levels.
I think this book is a definite must read!
Have a great week everyone and Happy Halloween!!
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