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Finding Bear

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Finding Bear by Hannah Gold, and Levi Pinfold

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By Hannah Gold, and and, Levi Pinfold

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The unmissable follow-up to the phenomenal bestselling and award-winning The Last Bear. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold and perfect for readers 8+

Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2025 and The Week Junior Book Awards 2024 April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But, over a year later, she can’t stop thinking about Bear. When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, she’s convinced it’s her friend and persuades her dad to travel with her to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic. So begins an unforgettable journey across frozen tundra and icy glaciers. But along the way, she discovers much more than she bargained for – a tiny polar bear cub, desperately in need of her help. In freezing temperatures, April must navigate the dangerous Arctic terrain and face her deepest fears if she’s to save him. Beautifully illustrated by Levi Pinfold, Finding Bear is a stunning story of survival and a heartwarming tale of love that shows us how hope is born from the smallest of beginnings. ‘A beautifully written and illustrated story of determination, courage and hope’ The Sun ‘Magically inspiring’ Daily Mail

Reviews

11 Sep 2025

I love this book peanut the polar bear cub is my favourite character by far April wood is so brave to cross the glacier on bear’s back I would never do that

11 Sep 2025

It’s an amazing follow up on the last bear peanut the polar cub is so cute! He is my favourite character by far April is so brave to cross the thin ice on bears back

23 Aug 2025

Okay where do I start oh the illustrations are amazing that it leaves me speechless and the characters are designed and described incredible

18 Aug 2025

I love that it’s a story of friendship

12 Aug 2025

amazing author, amazing book

02 Aug 2025

It was amazing.
I liked April because even though she had left the Arctic she still had a part of her there.

23 Jul 2025

I really liked when bear had a little cub. It was sad in parts but I really enjoyed it!

08 Jul 2025

Best book I've ever read!

04 Jul 2025

A brilliant follow up to The Last Bear. A great way to highlight climate change and it’s effects

28 Jun 2025

April wood has returned home home from hair adventure on bear on bear island. But over a year later she can't stop thinking about bear.

When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, and persuades her dad to travel with her to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic. So begins an unforgettable journey across frozen tundara and icy glaciers.

Along the way April must face her deepest fears if she's to find bear and save his cub.

20 Jun 2025

April Wood has returned from her adventure on Bear Island. But over a year later, she can't stop thinking about Bear.

When April hears that a polar bear has been shot in Svalbard, she's convinced it's her friend and persuades her dad to travel with her to the northernmost reaches of the Arctic . So begins an unforgettable journey across frozen tundra and icy glaciers.

Along the way, April must face her deepest fears if she's to find Bear and save his cub.

19 Jun 2025

So, I felt like when I just saw his book, it would be just right for me.And when I was reading it, it changed my mind, to stop killing polar bears.To protect them in fact.So I felt emotional.

08 Nov 2024

A huge shout out to Hannah Gold. The language she used is outstanding, and she has another bestseller yet! An astonishingly beautiful piece of work, and has anyone’s attention! And Levi Pinfolds pictures are the most talented illustrations I’ve probably ever seen. This book has everything!!!

26 Sep 2024

This book was so inspirational for me as April went back to see bear wondering if he was still okay after he got shot. After April got there she was determined to get there and never gave up. She helped bear with his little cub too. The perseverance with this girl is amazing showing that even the smallest things you do make such a big difference. Highly recommend this book to anyone above the age of 8.

08 Sep 2024

I adore Hannah Gold’s books, they are brilliant thought provoking and motivating and I cry every time! Read this in less than 3 hours as I couldn’t put it down. Would recommend wholeheartedly

03 Sep 2024

I love this book
I would say if you’re in year 4 this is a great read

02 Sep 2024

A lot of description and heart warming, help understand to protect climate change.

25 Aug 2024

This is a brilliant sequel to The Lost Bear.

23 Aug 2024

Amazing!!

01 Aug 2024

After absolutely falling in love with the first book "The Last Bear", I was hesitant to read the sequel. However, I loved it just as much. The characters are surprisingly believable (considering it's about a girl being friends with a polar bear) and I think these are books that should be shared with every class. They teach the importance of caring for our environment and the consequences of our actions on wildlife should we not. Incredibly beautiful book (story and the gorgeous illustrations by Levi Pinfold!)

28 Jul 2024

It was amazing even though it took me 5 days to read!

20 Jul 2024

I liked this book because it was adventures also I enjoyed the friendship and journey the book took me on

04 Jul 2024

My 2ND favrite book

13 May 2024

I really liked it because I am a big fan of Hannah Gold’s the last bear and the lost whale, so it was really nice to read the second part of the story. I really liked Peanut the bear cub!

05 Feb 2024

A beautiful sequel to The Last Bear that develops the story and friendship of April and Bear. This time she returns to Svalbard to help Bear and his cub who are in peril. A wild adventure ensues and there is a lovely ending to the story that shows the character development of both April and her father. Another firm favourite of mine

22 Jan 2024

I recommend prequel the last bear

28 Dec 2023

It’s a story about April finding her lost friend with his cub Bear . She travels back to Svalbard to find him.It’s as good as the first one if you have read the first book you will love this book!

27 Dec 2023

This book was beyond words, incredible

27 Dec 2023

Finding Bear is the second book after the last bear.
I really love both of the books and if you like animals, then read them both!
Finding bear is about a girl, April, (who in the last book saved a polar bear.) and how though she saved Bear, she still misses him. Then she gets news that a polar bear got shot! And it might even be bear!
And off she goes on a big adventure back to the Artic, there she must find bear, and if that isn't hard enough she must also save a cub called Peanut.
I don't want to spoil too much, so I won't add more.
But read this book it is great!
Come and join April, Bear and Peanut on their great adventure though the Artic. Helped by new friends and old.
Read this book!

26 Dec 2023

this is a fiction book and the characters of this book is April and the bear.

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