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Polar the Titanic Bear
£9.30
Polar the Titanic Bear presents the story of a boy, his teddy bear, and their escape from the sinking “Titanic,” originally told to the boy by his mother shortly after their family escaped from that tragedy.
Daisy Corning Stone Spedden penned the manuscript for Polar, The Titanic Bear for her son, Douglas, after the family survived the Titanic disaster in 1912.
The original booklet was found, among other items, by Leighton H. Coleman III, a distant relation of the Spedden family, in his grandfather’s barn.
After sending a copy of the story to the Titanic Historical Society, it came to the attention of Madison Press Books, who eventually published the story with Little, Brown and Company.
Encyclopedia Titanica –
Introducing the tragedy of the Titanic story to children can be a challenge, but “Polar the Titanic Bear” is one of the more successful efforts in the genre of Titanic books for children.
Drawing on the chance discovery of the original manuscript, Leighton H. Coleman has compiled a beautifully illustrated children’s book that tells the story of a family who boarded the Titanic and lived through the tragic sinking.
The book does a wonderful job of capturing the essence of the Titanic story from a genuine child passenger’s perspective.
“Polar the Titanic Bear” is a touching and engaging read that can help children learn about the Titanic disaster in a sensitive and age-appropriate way but is also an interesting and well-produced Titanic book for older readers interested in the true Titanic story.