A Bear Far from Home

This 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.

Long ago, when kings and queens ruled much of the world, the king of Norway gave the king of England a bear.

Imagine 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.

Imagine a polar bear in her lonely new world, stuck in a cage. Th...