Ursus Nomine Vinnius

In silva habitabat ursus nomine Vinnius . . .

Join a bear named Winnie and his faithful friend, Piglet, as they bound through the Hundred Acre Wood to investigate the source of a mysterious buzzing . . . and, of course, to find some honey.

This delightful novella offers a fresh encounter with the first chapter of A. A. Milne’s timeless classic, Winnie-the-Pooh. Crafted in clear, accessible Latin, the text is perfectly suited for intermediate readers while also approachable for ambitious beginners seeking to stretch their skills.

Ursus Nomine Vinnius is fully illustrated and includes extensive vocabulary help to present a fully comprehensible and approachable text for both students and independent readers.

Level: C
ERF Scale: Beginner Mid
Headwords: 198
Word Forms: 464
Total Words: 2382

Storybase Books publishes books that help beginners learn Latin and Greek by reading. Our novellas use limited vocabulary to tell engaging stories that are accessible to novice- and intermediate-level readers. Meanings for many words are provided in footnotes, and a full index of all words, word forms, and phrases is included in each novella. Readers can thus read each novella on their own, with others, or with a class.