In November, the grade 2 and 3 classes were reading the story, A Bear in War by Stephanie Innis and Harry Endrulat. It tells the true story of a Canadian family living in Quebec who's father signed up as a medic to help in World War 1 overseas. He leaves behind his daughter, Aileen, son, Howard and wife, May. Aileen has a teddy bear that she loves dearly and decided to send to daddy to help protect him and remind him of home. Unfortunately, Daddy dies in the battle of Passchendale and Teddy is found in his front pocket.
Over 50 years later, Lieutenant Rogers' granddaughter finds a family briefcase in the attic containing Teddy and over 200 letters from Daddy to his family back home. This is the beginning of the story of "A Bear in War".
The following video, shares more of how this amazing picture book about war and remembrance came to be...
