Cover image for Saving Sorya : Chang and the sun bear
Title:
Saving Sorya : Chang and the sun bear
Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021.
Physical Description:
112 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 20 x 27 cm
ISBN:
9780593353639

9780593353622
Abstract:
"A middle grade graphic novel adventure based on a true story, in which a young conservationist overcomes the odds to save and return a sun bear to its natural habitat. When endlessly curious and tenacious Chang discovers a bear bile farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals—by becoming a conservationist! After teaching herself survival skills, documenting each rainforest plant and animal she sees in her field notebook, and disproving the critics who think she isn’t old enough or strong enough, Chang is finally accepted as a rescue center volunteer. But her toughest challenge yet comes when she’s tasked with returning Sorya—the sun bear she raised from infancy—back into the wild. Because despite being a different species, Sorya is Chang’s best friend. And letting a friend go is never easy . . . even when it’s the right thing to do" -- Amazon.com.

"A young conservationist overcomes the odds to return a sun bear to its natural habitat"--Provided by publisher.
General Note:
"Based on a true adventure" -- Cover.

"Originally published in Vietnamese as Chang Hoang Dã-Gấu by Kim Dong Publishing Company, 2020"--Colophon.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
Text in English, translated from the Vietnamese.
Audience:
Ages 8-12.

Grades 4-6.
Holds: