Winnie the Pooh

Presentation of Karyagina Daria

10-11 class

Alan Alexander Milne(1882-1956)

• A.A. Milne was an English author, best known for his books about the bear Winnie the Pooh and for various children’s poems.

A.A. Milne was born in Hampstead, London. His parents was Vince

Milne, who was Scottish, and

Sarah Marie Milne.

• One of his teachers was H.G. Wells, who taught at Henley House School in 1889-90.

• Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship.

At first Alan

told tales about

Winnie the pooh to

his son –

Christopher

Robin Milne.

Milne named the character Winnie the Pooh after a teddy bear owned by his

son, Christopher,

who was the basis

for the character

Christopher

Robin.

Christopher’s toys also lent their names to most of the other characters (Tigger, Kanga, Eeyore, Piglet, Roo)

except for Owl, Rabbit and Gopher (to the Disney version).

Nature of the Winnie the Pooh.

This is a naive,

good-natured and

modest “Bear with

a small brain”.

Pooh’s favorite things - writing poetry and eat honey.

Nature of Piglet.

Despite the fact that he is a “Very Small Animal” of a generally timid disposition,

he tries to be brave and on occasion conquers his fers.

Nature of Tigger

He is very confident ----and has quite an ----ego, he often thinks of himself as ---being handsome. Tigger is always ---filled with great --------energy and ------------optimism.

Nature of Kanga

Very caring

mother. She has

adopted Tigger

and some time

take “care”

about Piglet.

Nature of Roo.Extremely lively child.

He likes to attract

attention to himself.

He is a friend

of Tigger.

Nature of Eeyore.

He is an old gray donkey, always sad, is not waiting for anything good in life.

The first edition of the book “Winnie the Pooh and the other” was in the translation of Boris Zakhoder, publishing house “Children’s World”, 1960.

In 1929 Milne sold

the rights

to the commercial

exploitation

of the image of

Winnie to U.S.

producer Steven

Slezinger.

In 1961 the rights to the character were bought from the window of

Slezinger Disney studio.

In the studio “Soyuzmultfilm”

Under the direction of Fyodor Khitruk was

created three cartoon in 1969, 1971, 1972.