Winston Who?

Anytime is a good time to talk about our saving our environment.

Winston is a polar bear in this very wonderful story called "Winston of Churchill, One Bear's Battle Against Global Warming" by Jean Davies Okimoto. Winston lives near.... Churchill, Manitoba and he bears a striking similarity to another famous Winston. He fears global warming is melting the ice so he uses the stirring words of his namesake to rally the troops. (We will fight them on the beaches...) He and his fellow bears make signs that read "Solar Power" and "Turn Down the Furnace" etc. for the tourists who come to watch them. He even gives up his cigars to do his part! But in the end it is the message that counts and while young ones will not fully understand the parallel to another place and time they will understand that they must do their part to in making the world a better place.