The Dancing Bear
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4.1 • 146 Ratings
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- £4.49
Publisher Description
Discover the beautiful stories of Michael Morpurgo, author of Warhorse and the nation’s favourite storyteller
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…
Reviews
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
About the author
Sir Michael Morpurgo OBE FRSL FKC DL is a writer, playwright, performer and librettist. The author of more than 150 children’s books, he has sold over 35 million copies worldwide and in almost 40 languages. A former teacher and vocal spokesperson for the benefits of reading for pleasure, he is currently the President of Book Trust. Between 2003–2005 he was Children’s Laureate and in 2018 he was knighted for services to literature and charity. Many of Michael’s books have been adapted for stage and screen, including the phenomenal National Theatre adaptation of War Horse, which has been seen by over 10 million people in over 100 cities around the world, broke the West End record for weekly ticket sales, and won 5 Tony Awards and 2 Olivier Awards. Michael is also the co-founder, with his wife Clare, of the charity Farms for City Children.
Customer Reviews
Amazing!
Great book although I had found it very short!
I think the title name should have been Bruno.
I think the book was good nevertheless it was very short and not muck went on in the book. It was more like a long passage not a book. I think the title was not the best title as the bear was not dancing it was technically just moving its shoulders. I think this should have been called Bruno as the book was more about the bear not it dancing.
Great
It's one of my favourite books but it is quite short and worth a little bit less money but worth reading.