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A Bear Belongs by Catherine Barr, illustrated by Harriet Hobday

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A Bear Belongs

Narrator
Nano Nagle
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Publish Date
5 June 2025
Run Time
41 minutes
Format
Audiobook

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Bloomsbury presents A Bear Belongs by Catherine Barr, read by Nano Nagle.

The perfect follow-up for fans of Fourteen Wolves, this uplifting eco story follows the amazing true tale of three endangered sun bear cubs. Meet Tan-Tan 'the tiny one', Kitud 'the quiet one' and Boboi 'the big brother', and follow them from their heartbreaking beginnings as little cubs stolen from their natural habitat, through to their heroic rescue by Dr Wong before being released back into the wild Bornean rainforest where they belong. Featuring insightful fact files about the amazing flora and fauna of the rainforest and its importance to the ecosystem, alongside inspiring information about how to save the bears.

Featuring atmospheric sound design throughout.

Critics Review

  • Hobday’s colorful illustrations are a triumph. An emotionally resonant wildlife rescue story.

    Kirkus Reviews

  • Brilliant, inspirational and pulls no punches, telling one of the really big conservation stories, The Tigers' Tale is superbly illustrated and wonderfully told

    Tim Birkhead, Author of What it's Like to Be a Bird on THE TIGERS' TALE

  • An extraordinary and hard-hitting story of a species on the brink, which finishes with a message of hope that will galvanise you into action

    Jess French, Author of What a Waste and Lost Species on THE TIGERS' TALE

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Details

Author
Catherine Barr, illustrated by Harriet Hobday
Narrator
Nano Nagle
Duration
41 minutes
Release Date
5 June 2025
ISBN
9781526694584
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears

Synopsis

Bloomsbury presents A Bear Belongs by Catherine Barr, read by Nano Nagle. The perfect follow-up for fans of Fourteen Wolves, this uplifting eco story follows the amazing true tale of three endangered sun bear cubs. Meet Tan-Tan 'the tiny one', Kitud 'the quiet one' and Boboi 'the big brother', and follow them from their heartbreaking beginnings as little cubs stolen from their natural habitat, through to their heroic rescue by Dr Wong before being released back into the wild Bornean rainforest where they belong. Featuring insightful fact files about the amazing flora and fauna of the rainforest and its importance to the ecosystem, alongside inspiring information about how to save the bears.Featuring atmospheric sound design throughout.

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