"Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold, The Last Bear invites readers to care about the science behind the fate of an endangered species and to believe in one girl’s magical solution to the problem."
March 2021 Debut of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2021 | Winner of the Best Story in the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022.
A heart-warming and magical story of a very special relationship between a child and a polar bear which will inspire readers of all ages to realise that they, like April, can make a difference in the battle against climate change. When animal loving April arrives on Bear Island in the Arctic Circle where she will live for the next six months while her father runs the scientific operations she is told that, despite the island’s name, there are no bears on it. The melting ice caps mean that the polar bears can no longer arrive from the nearest mainland near Svalbard. But April soon finds out that there is one bear left. And April needs to do everything she can to keep him alive. Confident of her ability to communicate with the bear and to feed him, April nourishes the bear and even plans his return to safety. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold, The Last Bear invites readers to care about the science behind the fate of an endangered species and to believe in one girl’s magical solution to the problem.
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When April and her father have to travel to bear island April hopes it will be the perfect time for them to re-connect. But after a few weeks on this deserted island, she finds something else, something much more important, the last bear. Hurt, hungry and alone, April embarks on the biggest journey of her life to help Bear get home.
One of the most heartfelt books I have ever read,c ombining an impossible not to love protagonist with an animal in need and an arctic setting, The Last Bear really has no faults.
When April and her father have to travel to bear island April hopes it will be the perfect time for them to re-connect. But after a few weeks on this deserted island, she finds something else, something much more important, the last bear.... Read Full Review
