The Dancing Bear

Name: The Dancing Bear
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Morpurgo
ISBN: 9780007546343

Author: Michael Morpurgo

Narrator: Sir Ian McKellen

Unabridged: 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/29/2013

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Performing Arts Stories

Synopsis

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 adopted 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…

About Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo OBE is one of Britain's best loved writers for children, with sales of over 35 million copies. He has written over 150 books, has served as Children’s Laureate, and has won many prizes, including the Smarties Prize, the Writers Guild Award, the Whitbread Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Eleanor Farjeon Lifetime Achievement Award. With his wife, Clare, he is the co-founder of Farms for City Children. Michael was knighted in 2018 for services to literature and charity.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jules

I fancied something light to read last night, and as I love animals, I decided to select a paperback from one of my two Michael Morpurgo box sets. This was a touching and emotional story about a little girl who rescues a malnourished bear cub and brings it into her village, where it becomes a large......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte

This is my first Michael Morpurgo book and to be honest I only listened to this one because it was narrated by Ian McKellen. The narration was really relaxing to listen to though the story itself was quite sombre. My main issue with this book is the ending. I feel that the author wanted to make it sa......more

Goodreads review by Sammy

You know what, it maybe a tiny children’s book, but it isn’t half beautiful! Only took 20 minutes to read but it was just really nice! Michael Morpurgo does it again! I’d recommend and give it a 4.5/5 👍......more

Goodreads review by Bobbie

‘The Dancing Bear’ is a short story about an elderly teacher, who watches a young girl adopt a bear cub into her family and build a beautiful friendship with it as they grow up together. Roxanne, the young girl, fights to keep her bear living in their country town as he grows larger. As she ages int......more

Quotes

It’s rare to find a story that combines so successfully a contemporary plot and modern morality with a feel for legend and fairy tale.She Magazine