Wojtek
The Bear Who Went to War
Published on 2. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
86 pages
978-1-913802-90-5 (ISBN)
Description
Wojtek: The Bear Who Went to War, by Bob Moulder and Moy McCrory, is an uplifting tale from WW2 based on the exploits of a Syrian brown bear and the Polish soldiers who adopted him as a mascot, friend and colleague.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Plymouth
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Black and white illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
169 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-913802-90-5 (9781913802905)
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Persons
Bob Moulder is a freelance illustrator who has worked for numerous publishers including Usborne Books, A&C Black & Walker Books, as well theatre companies, museums, even churches. However, from the 1980s, working for publishers like Knockabout Comics, to today, comic strips have always been a passion. In 2015 he produced a big comic strip installation, By Far the Greatest Team, for the National Football Museum, based on stories provided by fans of the two Manchester teams, City and United. A 2020 publication is another WW2 animal story, Gustav the Brave, a children's book commissioned by the D Day Story Museum in Portsmouth.
He's also an instant caricaturist, working at private and corporate events.