Finding Bear: An irresistible animal adventure – the unmissable follow-up to the award-winning THE LAST BEAR

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When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, she’s convinced it’s her friend and persuades her dad to travel with her to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic. There was just the right amount of choice to suit everyone without being overwhelming and I received comments from parents and staff about the quality of books offered compared to previous sales which have always been based around current crazes and well known celebrity authors. Her writing is perfect for teaching children about climate change, she doesn't hold back in terms of informing children of the terrible effects but everything is done in a sensitive way and they help encourage the younger generation to get involved in activism and be kinder to animals in general. What awaits April, and her dad, is far more than April could have imagined - will she find Bear in time to help him when she feels he needs her?

There she arrives in the middle of artic winter, where it’s always dark and the weather is unforgiving.

April has found it hard to settle back in England and equally hard to accept her Dad’s new girlfriend. On winning the Best Story in the Blue Peter Book Awards 2022, Hannah said: 'When I found out I had won, I burst into tears and couldn't speak. This story also touches on a father/daughter relationship after the loss of April’s mother, the relationship she and her father have with other family members, and how April navigates complex relationships with adults when she herself is still a child. The reader, while being so wrapped up in April’s emotions and the dramatic action, is also inescapably learning about the impact of climate change on this special environment and the responsibility we all have to protect it.

Hannah Gold worked in the film and magazine industries before taking time out to pursue her dream of writing. Full of action and danger, this book had me tense and hopeful that everything was going to turn out all right. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose.This experience has been fantastic primarily for the children, the school and also for me (professionally). The reunion between Bear and April is powerfully moving and their bond manages to be both magical and convincing. Everyone wanted a copy and now they can all have the sequel which is an equally phenomenal and beautiful story.