A Bear Belongs - by Catherine Barr (Hardcover)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

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

Southeast Asian rainforests are home to one of the rarest and most endangered bears of all: the sun bear. Sun bears belong deep in the forest, far from humans. But this is the true story of three little bears who were taken from their wild home . . .

Follow Tan-Tan, Boboi, and Kitud from their heartbreaking beginnings as cubs stolen from their natural habitat, through their heroic rescue by conservationists, until at last they are released back into the wild rainforest of Borneo--because that's where a bear belongs.

This captivating nonfiction picture book features insightful fact pages about the amazing flora and fauna of the rainforest and the importance of this incredible ecosystem alongside inspiring information about how to protect endangered sun bears.

Review Quotes

"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

About the Author

Catherine Barr is a prolific nonfiction natural history writer and former Greenpeace campaigner. She writes illustrated books to spark conversation and curiosity, including The Story of Life, the 10 Reasons to Love series, The Wolves of Yellowstone, The Tigers' Tale, and many other books about animals around the world.
www.catherinebarrbooks.me

Harriet Hobday is the illustrator of Wild Cities, Wild Family, and All Through the Night. She was selected for The Bookseller's Illustrators' Showcase and the Cheltenham Illustration Awards, was runner-up in the Batsford Prize, and has been highly commended in the Macmillan Prize for Illustration. She is based n Edinburgh.
www.harriethobday.com