Readers soar to the North with April and Bear. Therefore when she does discover The Last Bear on Bear Island, she works hard not only to heal his wounds, but thereafter to bond with him and discover his story.
Yet all that April has is the same attachment with her heart that her mother showed. Is there any chance she might sight The Last Bear? April’s sensitivity with animals impresses Tor, the Captain’s son. The mystery of Bear Island delights April. April has become resourceful since her mother’s death. It’s true that it’s miles from anywhere, that they’ll be alone and in the raw bite of the Arctic. (HarperCollins) Granny Apples is appalled at Dad’s decision that he and April will live on Bear Island while he researches. What a rich, meaningful and heartfelt novel! Bookwagon recommends The Last Bear to our readers. Therefore, we are aboard Bear, struggling to the mountaintop and heaving and pulling the boat to Svalbard. It means that we feel her pain at her father’s absence, Bear’s plight and that of his species, and then the rushing devastation of this wilderness. Thereafter, she learns his history, breathes and feels with him, and determines to return him to Svalbard.Īpril’s solitariness, her sensitivity and the setting are emotionally impactful. Before long, not only has she discovered The Last Bear, but bonded with him over peanut butter and efforts to heal his plastics’- injured paw. Like her late mother, she has a unique sensitivity to animals so that it seems she can speak with them. While her father is immersed in his research and Mozart saturated sadness, April explores the island. Despite its name, all polar bears left long ago, erased by hunters or the loss of habitat.Īpril and her researcher father are the sole inhabitants upon Bear Island. Tor discounts April’s hopes that she might discover The Last Bear living upon Bear Island.
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