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Bear Belongs: A Wildlife Rescue Story

Contributor(s): Barr, Catherine (Author), Hobday, Harriet (Illustrator)

ISBN: 9781547618231

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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Pub Date: August 11, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Dust Cover

Target Age Group: 05 to 08

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 48 pages

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: The incredible true story of how three tiny, cute sun bears in Borneo were rescued from poachers, rehabilitated, and, once they were ready, released back into the rainforest where they belong.

Brief description:

After campaigning with Greenpeace for years, Catherine Barr trained as a journalist and became an editor at the Natural History Museum. Catherine now writes non-fiction books that aim to inspire children to explore, understand and take action to protect the natural world. Catherine has now written over 35 books. Her book, Fourteen Wolves: a rewilding story was shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize 2022. She is a proud Patron of Reading for a local school and visits schools all over the country to run workshops inspired by the issues explored in her books.

Catherine Barr is the author of several other volumes in Libraries Unlimited's Best Books series (Best Books for Children and Best Books for Middle School and Junior High Readers).

Review Quotes:

"Short, punchy sentences . . . alternate with lyrical passages that give the narrative an almost cinematic sweep. . . . Hobday's colorful illustrations are a triumph. . . . . An emotionally resonant wildlife rescue story." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review

"A sympathetic portrayal that makes a rousing case for conservation." --Publishers Weekly

"A rich nonfiction picture book that perfectly highlights the interconnectedness of the natural world . . . . Any lover of nature and science should find plenty to absorb within." --Shelf Awareness, starred review, on THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE

"Artful writing and comprehensive research combine in this wide-ranging, lyrical picture book about returning wolves to the Yellowstone ecosystem." --Booklist, starred review, on THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE

"[A] remarkable story." --Wall Street Journal on THE WOLVES OF YELLOWSTONE

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