Qu. Where can you buy the book Voytek the Soldier Bear by Garry Paulin
Ans. The books official website is: www.voytekbear.com
Qu. When did the book go on sale
Ans. It went on sale: 23rd February 2008
In a nutshell: Polish History of a Bear named Voytek
The story of the Polish Bear (mascot of the Polish Army) named Voytek (Wojtek), which in fact was an Iranian Bear Cub, is captured beautifully in this illustrated book for both adults and children.
The story of Voytek will take you from Persia (Iran) to a small airfield in the heart of Berwickshire in the Scottish Borders and on to Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland.
New! Human Interest Stories
"I told the stories for years..."
"Henryk Zaccharewicz told the stories of Voytek the bear in the nursing home for years but no one believed him until he received my book."
Human interest stories at Voytek Bear.com "People Stories"
BBC "The One Show" and Garry Paulin talking about Voytek Bear
The One Show on Tuesday September 2nd at 7pm as been rescheduled to the 10th of September at 7pm
BBC iPlayer Voytek the Bear's segment on The One Show (fast forward to 23 minutes into the program) Copy and paste this link into your browser http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dcydb/
Garry Paulin's Book Signing/Reading
at Borders (bookstore)
Venue: Fort Kinnaird Edinburgh
Date: 20th September 2008
Time 11.00am - 3.00 pm
BBC Voytek News
BBC News UK
Friday, 25 January 2008, 11:21 GMT
Honour sought for 'Soldier Bear'
A campaign has been launched to build a permanent memorial to a bear which spent much of its life in Scotland - after fighting in World War II...
Voytek War Memorial Statue
News Update 15/05/2008
Newspaper Articles 2008
Berwickshire News
27 August 2008
Garry's book on Voytek the bear to feature on 'The One Show'
REGULAR viewers of BBC'S 'The One Show' will see a well known local face on Tuesday's programme...The popularity of the book led to Garry also doing a series of radio interviews for local, national and international media.
To see the piece for yourself tune into 'The One Show' on Tuesday September 2 at 7pm.
Berwickshire News
06 February 2008
Hollywood beckons for Voytek the Soldier Bear
...Fast forward a few weeks and after appearances on the BBC News and in the national press, Voytek is now something of a celebrity and even has Hollywood hot on his tail...Garry's book 'Voytek - The Soldier Bear' is currently at the printers and due for official release on February 23.
Edinburgh Evening News
29 January 2008
Voytek the soldier bear 'heading for Hollywood'
HOLLYWOOD could be beckoning for Voytek, the soldier bear and famous former resident of Edinburgh Zoo, it emerged today...
The Scotsman
26 January 2008
Tribute to Voytek, the smoking, drinking fighting, soldier bear
...Polish veteran Augustyn Karolewski, 82, who still lives near the site of the camp in Berwickshire, said: "He was like a big dog; no-one was scared of him.
"He liked a cigarette, he liked a bottle of beer – he drank a bottle of beer like any man."
Garry Paulin, a teacher at Eyemouth High School in Berwickshire, has written a book Voytek – The Soldier Bear, which will be published next month....
Daily Record
26 January 2008
Campaign Launched For Voytek The Bear Memorial
...A book telling Voytek's story is due to be released by Eyemouth teacher Garry Paulin next month.
It has prompted calls for a statue to be built in Scotland in the bear's honour.
Statues have been erected in London and in Canada.
Campaigner Aileen Orr, of Hutton, said "The story is amazing. It would be good if we could have some memorial in Scotland, perhaps at Holyrood."
Daily Mail
25th January 2008
The hero bear who went to war (and loved a smoke and a beer)
...The 250lb brown bear, standing more than 6ft tall, was possibly the most remarkable combatant of the Second World War, seeing action amid the hell of Monte Cassino in Italy.
After the war, he and his fellow troops were billeted in Scotland and he lived out his days in Edinburgh Zoo, dying in 1963...
Daily Express
15 January 2008
AMAZING STORY OF THE BEAR WHO BORE ARMS ON BATTLEFIELD
...He earned his international reputation for his role at the Battle of Monte Cassino in 1944, one of the toughest battles fought in Western Europe...
Berwick Advertiser
10 January 2008
Voytek, the tale of the soldier bear...
...Garry's main reason for putting pen to paper was his belief that many people in Berwick and Berwickshire know little about Voytek and how he came to be in these parts.
"Voytek or to give him his Polish name — Wojtek — ended up in Winfield Camp at the end of World War Two," said Garry...
Berwickshire News
09 January 2008
Voytek - The Soldier Bear
...And the life and times of Voytek have now been put into paperback thanks to Eyemouth High School teacher Garry Paulin.
Since hearing of the bear just over a year ago, Garry, who now lives in Berwick, has ploughed himself into researching the subject and now 'Voytek- The Soldier Bear' is ready to be published...