Bear Rescue is the latest addition to the April Wood’s story set in the Arctic, and is a much shorter book compared to the rest of the novels, The Last Bear, Finding Bear and The Lone Husky. Like any of the other books, it can be picked up by new readers to the series as well as those who have been following along since the first book, The Last Bear.
It’s summer in the Arctic, and a family birthday is coming up, and a special surprise. But when April Wood’s younger brother, August, goes missing amid celebrations and a sudden snowstorm, it falls to April, Bear and Blaze, a husky, to find him.
Even though this book is in the shorter novella form it still holds the same sense of urgency and gentleness of the previous books. It captures a moment in time for the family when a child goes missing. The story centres around April and explores her ingenuity, bravery and connection to animals like Bear and Blaze. Her calm nature is a contrast to the rest of the family, panicking and worrying. The emotions of joy, worry, fear and everything in between are felt powerfully.
This adventure tale has a sense of finality to the series and wraps up April’s story nicely.
Reviewed by Ashleigh Meikle
Age Guide 10+
Read our review of The Last Bear
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hannah Gold is the bestselling author of The Last Bear, The Lost Whale, Finding Bear and Turtle Moon. The Last Bear became an inspirational, international bestseller on release and was the winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award and The Lost Whale was the winner of the Edward Stanford Children’s Travel Book of the Year. Finding Bear was an instant top 5 bestseller and Turtle Moon was a Waterstones Best Children’s Book of the Year. Her books have sold over 375,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty-five languages. Hannah is also an ambassador for Whale and Dolphin Conservation. She lives in Lincolnshire with her tortoise and her husband.
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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Levi Pinfold’s debut, The Django, won the Book Trust Best New Illustrator award and his second standalone picture book, Black Dog, was awarded the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for excellence in children’s book illustration. This was followed by Greenling, which won the UKLA Picture Book Award. Levi has recently turned his considerable talents to illustrating fiction for older readers, creating exquisite pieces for the twentieth-anniversary special editions of the Harry Potter series and working with author A. F. Harrold on The Song from Somewhere Else, which went on to win the Amnesty Honour at the 2018 CILIP Kate Greenaway Awards
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