The Hannah Gold Collection

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Four stunning tales of friendship, adventure and the magic of the natural world from multi-award-winning author Hannah Gold, illustrated by Levi Pinfold. Perfect for readers aged 8+.

THE LAST BEAR

Winner of the 2022 Blue Peter Book Award

Winner of the 2022 Waterstones Children's Book Prize

Shortlisted for Children's Fiction Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2022

Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards 2022

This is an important first novel, important for us, for polar bears, for the planet. It is deeply moving, beautifully told, quite unforgettable Michael Morpurgo

There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, thats what Aprils father tells her when his scientific research takes them to this remote Arctic outpost for six months. But one endless summer night, April meets one. He is starving, lonely and a long way from home. Determined to save him, April begins the most important journey of her life

This moving story will win the hearts of children the world over and show them that no one is too young or insignificant to make a difference. The Last Bear is a celebration of the love between a child and an animal, a battle cry for our world and an irresistible adventure with a heart as big as a bears.

THE LOST WHALE

Winner of the Edward Stanford Childrens Travel Book of the Year 2023

Shortlisted for BAMB Indie Book Awards for Children's Fiction 2023

An irresistible ocean-loving yarn The Times

Their bond could set them free

Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital. All Rio wants is for Mum to get better so he can return home. But everything changes when he joins a whale-watching trip and meets White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea. Rio forms an instant bond with the whale, and for the first time in ages he feels a spark of hope. Then White Beak goes missing and Rio may be the only person who can help.

Can Rio draw on their special connection to somehow find and save his whale

FINDING BEAR

A beautifully written and illustrated story of determination, courage and hope The Sun

Magically inspiring Daily Mail

April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island. But, over a year later, she cant stop thinking about Bear.

When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, shes convinced its 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 shes 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.

TURTLE MOON

This dramatic story is her best yet Daily Mail

A poignant, rich and thrilling adventure Guardian

The eco-adventure has become a booming genre in childrens fiction and Hannah Gold is its queen bee Daily Telegraph

A thoughtful, eco-thriller adventure Observer

'Hannah Gold's Turtle Moon is a classic' TLS

Silver Trevelons parents arent happy. They havent been happy since the nursery they decorated started gathering cobwebs, waiting for the baby brother or sister that never came. So when Silvers dad is invited to paint at a turtle rescue centre in Costa Rica, she hopes itll be just the adventure the family needs.

Under the hot tropical sun, Silver settles into life at the animal centre. She even witnesses a rare sighting of a leatherback turtle nesting on the beach. But when the turtles eggs are stolen, events take a dark and dangerous turn. Can Silver and her new friends track them down before it's too late Itll mean journeying into the heart of the jungle

Reviews

Praise for The Last Bear:

'This is an important first novel, important for us, for polar bears, for the planet. It is deeply moving, beautifully told, quite unforgettable.' Michael Morpurgo

'A lovely thing' Katherine Rundell

'An utterly transporting story Fierce and wild and full of hope. And Levi Pinfold's artwork is DIVINE' Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song

'A roaring call to protect the planet' Children's Book of the Week, The Sunday Times

Praise for The Lost Whale:

From the author of the bestselling The Last Bear comes another engrossing tale that blends ecological awareness with deftly plotted adventure Waterstones, Books of the Year 2022

Magnificent! The Lost Whale will lift your heart as high as the ocean is deep Piers Torday, author of The Last Wild

The most spellbinding read. I raced through this book, completely engrossed in Rio and his quest to find White Beak. My book of the year so far Nizrana Farook, author of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

Praise for Finding Bear:

The perfect sequel to The Last Bear. Finding Bear melted my heart and had me cheering, crying and of course roaring along with April. Shes a powerhouse main character one thatll inspire children for years to come A. F. Steadman

'Revisiting the world of April and Bear feels like coming in from the cold. Magical' Rob Biddulph

Praise for Turtle Moon:

Such clever, courageous storytelling. I adored it Emma Carroll, author of Letters from the Lighthouse

A glorious, shining adventure story with nature and wildness at its heart Pari Thomson, author of Greenwild

Gold is one of the best writers around when it comes to eco-adventure and Turtle Moon, which culminates in a breathtakingly exciting rescue mission, is just as good (if not better than) her Waterstones Childrens Book Prize-Winning The Last Bear' The Bookseller, Editors Choice

Author Bio

Hannah Gold is the bestselling author of The Last Bear, The Lost Whale, Finding Bear and Turtle Moon. The Last Bear became an inspirational, international bestseller on release and was the winner of the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award; and The Lost Whale was the winner of the Edward Stanford Childrens Travel Book of the Year. Hannahs latest book, Finding Bear, was an instant top 5 bestseller. Her books have sold over 280,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into twenty-five languages. Hannah is also an ambassador for Whale and Dolphin Conservation. She lives in Lincolnshire with her tortoise, her cat and her husband.

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