Publisher: Orca Books

Copyright Date: 2022

Edition Date: 2022 Release Date: 04/12/22

Illustrator: Barinova, Olga,

Pages: 89 pages

ISBN: 1-459-83297-3

ISBN 13: 978-1-459-83297-8

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2021941162

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Wildfires. Juvenile fiction.
Brothers and sisters. Juvenile fiction.
Bears. Juvenile fiction.
Animal rescue. Juvenile fiction.
Wildfires. Fiction.
Brothers and sisters. Fiction.
Bears. Fiction.
Animal rescue. Fiction.

Language: English

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School Library Journal Starred Review (Tue Feb 07 00:00:00 CST 2023)

Reading Level: 3.0

Interest Level: 1-4

Lexile: 600L

Guided Reading Level: M

Fountas & Pinnell: M

A profound, realistic story of a multiracial family...This brilliantly written tale is a lovely introduction to the important topics of wildfires and animal sanctuaries for young readers. Great for animal lovers and children curious about nature.School Library Journal, starred review

On returning to their home after a massive wildfire, nine-year-old Jasmin and her seven-year-old brother, Hunter, thought the biggest surprise would be whether their fire-resistant house had survived.

Jasmin and Hunter did not expect to find an orphaned bear cub stuck in the neighbors well. Rescuing the tiny cub from the well was the easy part; now they need to care for it until the people from the bear-rescue sanctuary can make it safely through the fires to pick it up. The cub turns out to be exactly what one would expect of a wild animala huge handful!

The latest Orca Echoes early chapter book from award-winning author Eric Walters was inspired by Erics visit to a wildlife sanctuary in Northern British Columbia. Bear in the Family tells the fictionalized story of a bear cub found by a family after the forest surrounding their home was destroyed by a wildfire.

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