{"product_id":"a-bear-far-from-home-susan-fletcher-9780593181898","title":"A Bear Far from Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLong ago, when kings and queens ruled much of the world, the king of Norway gave the king of England a bear.\n\u003cbr\u003e \n\u003cbr\u003eImagine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImagine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eImagine 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan Fletcher","offers":[{"title":"As New (w\/Marks)","offer_id":51566447853811,"sku":"7770003012692","price":13.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9780593181898.jpg?v=1790021382","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/a-bear-far-from-home-susan-fletcher-9780593181898","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}