Nell and the Cave Bear Audio Collection
- Author Martin Brown
- Narrator Unknown Unknown
- Publisher Bonnier Books UK
- Run Time 3 hours and 18 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction and true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Bears, Children’s / Teenage: General interest.
Titles Purchased
- 1-5
- 6-10
- 11-15
- 16-20
- Over 20
Price p/Title
- £7.99
- £6.99
- £5.99
- £4.99
- £3.99
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What to expect
Praise for NELL AND THE CAVE BEAR:
"A charming and comforting read" The Scotsman
"Ideal for newly independent readers" Booktrust
Nell and the Cave Bear
A long time ago, there was a little girl whose best friend was a cave bear cub. He had been small and frightened when Nell found him. Now that he was not so small and not so frightened, the grown-ups were not so sure he was a suitable pet. So Nell and Cave Bear set off on a big adventure, searching for a way to stay together. . .
Nell and the Cave Bear: The Journey Home
Nell and Cave Bear are safe in the company of the animal-loving Sea Clan. But when the Woodland Clan begin causing trouble, the two friends are separated. This time the Woodland hunters are determined not to return home empty-handed. Can Nell and Cave Bear escape the greatest danger yet?
Critics Review
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Martin Brown writes as cleverly as he draws. Nell and the Cave Bear is a charming story, full of adventures, humour, and friendship. We loved it!
Philip Reeve & Sarah -
Martin writes as beautifully as he draws. It is refreshing to read a book for this age group in which a real child is at the centre of a totally relatable but exciting adventure. I know that readers will be swept along with the story, whether they are reading it for themselves or having the story read to them. And as for Nell and Cave Bear themselves, well… I’m in love.
Kristina Stephenson -
Nell lives with her tribe in a cave, and, as she has no parents, a little bear is her constant companion. She has to work hard, helping with chores, and the bear is her comfort when life is tough, so, when she accidentally overhears the elders planning to give the bear away as a present when the tribes meet to celebrate the arrival of Spring, she and Cave Bear run away. Together they follow the stream, encountering mighty mammoths and acquiring a wildcat kitten, dodging fierce members of another tribe who want to eat the bear until, hungry and bedraggled, they find a safe haven. One sub-plot tells of a hilariously inept group of hunters from the Cave tribe, trying unsuccessfully to catch a mammoth, and another describes the journey of two of the women who set off to find Nell. All is well in the end, as an alternative present is very acceptable, so Cave Bear can stay with Nell. The names of the Cave tribe are fun – the elder in charge of everything is Mayv, and we have Soo, Porl, Daev and Kehn, among others – young readers may enjoy working these out.
Books for Keeps
Martin Brown is the illustrator of the phenomenally successful Horrible Histories series, with all its associated spin-offs, and he has chosen to illustrate this, his first novel, in shades of blue, which works very well considering that this story is set in a prehistoric world. This will be fun for Horrible Histories fans, and those who enjoy humour with fanciful history. -
Martin Brown is best-known for illustrating the Horrible Histories series, but Nell and the Cave Bear (Templar Books, £6.99) is his first fiction story. Following the adventures of Nell and her pet bear, the books’s gentle humour will tickle any reader. With its core message of friendship and bravery, it is also a charming and comforting read.
The Scotsman
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