About the Book

Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storyteller

A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by a master storyteller.

High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village – safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear…

Critical Praise

It’s rare to find a story that combines so successfully a contemporary plot and modern morality with a feel for legend and fairy tale.
She Magazine

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Resources

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780007382422
• ISBN 10: 0007382421
• Imprint: HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
• On Sale: 06/03/2010
• Pages: 64
• List Price:9.99 CAD
• Ages: 7 to 9
• BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / General
• BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings
• BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Bears
• BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / General
• BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music

Other Works by Michael Morpurgo

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  Michael Morpurgo’s Tales from Shakespeare

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  Born to Run

  By Michael Morpurgo

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  Farm Boy

  By Michael Morpurgo

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