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. 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.
Imagine 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.