The Dancing Bear: A classic children’s tale of friendship between a girl and a bear

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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 adop ted 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…In THE DANCING BEAR, the Sunday Times bestselling author, Michael Morpurgo, explores the bond between animals and children in a way that is both gentle and deeply moving. This bestselling book is a testament to his ability to create juvenile fiction that is both engaging and meaningful.For fans of S. E. Hinton (S.E. Hinton's The Puppy Sister #0), Madeleine L'Engle (A Wrinkle in Time), Katherine Rundell (The Explorer), Katherine A. Applegate (The Predator), and Elizabeth Laird (Song of the Dolphin Boy). Show more