Paddington The Original Story of the Bear from Darkest Peru by Michael Bond (9780007236336)

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Paddington The Original Story of the Bear from Darkest Peru Synopsis

For six decades, stories of Paddington Bear have delighted children all over the world. Paddington is now a major movie star! For younger readers, here is the classic story of the bear from Darkest Peru who stowed away on a ship headed for England. He arrived at Paddington Station with nothing but a suitcase, a half-empty jar of marmalade and a label that read, 'Please look after this bear. Thank you.'

Paddington The Original Story of the Bear from Darkest Peru Press Reviews

'Things are always happening to me. I'm that sort of bear' Paddington Praise for the Paddington series: 'I've always had great respect for Paddington...He is a British institution.' Stephen Fry 'Paddington has joined Pooh as one of the great bears of English children's literature.' The Teacher 'Michael Bond's accident-prone bear...has become one of the most enduring of children's characters.' The Bookseller

Book Information

ISBN:	9780007236336
Publication date:	31st May 2018
Author:	Michael Bond
Illustrator:	R. W. Alley
Publisher:	HarperCollins an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	Paperback / softback
Pagination:	32 pages

About 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. Michael died in 2017, leaving behind one of the great literary legacies of our time.

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