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Paddington, the first-ever live action film with CGI animation based on the classic book series by Michael Bond lights up theaters in December 2014.

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Meet Paddington, the extraordinary bear from Peru, and his many friends who help him out of lots of curious situations-as well as a few characters who lead him into trouble! Filled with full-color images from the film Paddington, this I Can Read storybook is an exciting introduction to this classic character.

Meet Paddington is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it´s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

Paddington, the first-ever live-action film with CGI animation based on the classic book series, lights up theaters on Christmas Day 2014. With Harry Potter producer David Heyman and an all-star cast including Nicole Kidman, Hugh Bonneville, and Sally Hawkins, Paddington is a film that is sure to capture your heart.

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Michael Bond, geboren 1926 im englischen Newbery, war Mitarbeiter bei der BBC und später Kameramann beim Fernsehen. Er schrieb Kurzgeschichten, Hörspiele und Drehbücher. 1958 veröffentlichte er sein erstes Paddington-Buch. Dreizehn Bände sind insgesamt erschienen; sie machten ihn zu einem der erfolgreichsten Kinderbuchautoren der Welt. Michael Bond lebt heute als freier Autor in London.

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