{"product_id":"a-bear-far-from-home-susan-fletcher-9780593181898","title":"A Bear Far from Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis poignant historical nonfiction book, about a polar bear that was gifted to King Henry III, beautifully shows the importance of respecting our natural world and its precious animals.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLong ago, when kings and queens ruled much of the world, the king of Norway gave the king of England a bear.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine a polar bear at ease in her natural arctic world, her only home--until trappers capture her and take her to the king of England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine a polar bear in her lonely new world, stuck in a cage. This small, enclosed space is her only home--until King Henry III decrees that she be brought to the Thames River every day to swim and fish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImagine now this same polar bear dipping a curious paw in the river water, then leaping in with a joyful splash. And it is here, in this unfamiliar, faraway land, in one small way, that she finds home once again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Fletcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593181891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593181898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Schwartz Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.32h x 9.26w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 pg. 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBulletin of Ctr for Child Bks\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average","brand":"Susan Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057714393343,"sku":"9780593181898","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d707b45c-e2c3-4319-be9a-bd90ec71332c.jpg?v=1685048512","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-bear-far-from-home-susan-fletcher-9780593181898","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}