Paddington's guide to London : a bear's eye view

Title:

Author:

Bond, Michael.

ISBN:

9780008499662

Personal Author:

Bond, Michael.

Publication Date:

2022

2011

Physical Description:

127 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm

General Note:

Originally published: 2011.

Includes index.

Abstract:

Paddington unveils his adopted home as only Paddington can. From the station itself (the start of it all) and on through all the major London destinations (with some surprising detours en route) this is a guide certain to entertain and enlighten the whole family. With plenty of anecdotes and stops for refreshments along the way, Paddington's London will guide visitors and London dwellers alike, young and old, families, couples, friends and solitary explorers to a London that is rich, exciting, fascinating and fun.

Reading Level:

Juvenile.

Personal Subject:

Paddington Bear (Fictitious character)-Juvenile literature.

Subject Term:

Non-Fiction 5+.

People and Places.

Geographic Term:

London (England) -- Guidebooks -- Juvenile literature.

Copies:

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Summary

Paddington Bear has been delighting adults and children alike with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures for over sixty years and is now a major movie star!

Paddington unveils his adopted home as only Paddington can. From the station itself (the start of it all) and on through all the major London destinations (with some surprising detours en route) this is a guide certain to entertain and enlighten the whole family.

With plenty of anecdotes and stops for refreshments along the way, Paddington's London will guide visitors and London dwellers alike, young and old, families, couples, friends and solitary explorers to a London that is rich, exciting, fascinating and fun.

Author Notes

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.