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The Dancing Bear (Young Lion Storybooks) (Paperback)

by Michael Morpurgo (Author), Christian Birmingham (Illustrator)
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  • Paperback: 64 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books; New edition edition (3 Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006745113
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006745112
  • Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 12.2 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,456 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It's rare to find a story that combines so successfully a contemporary plot and modern morality with a feel for legend and fairy tale. She Magazine

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A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by a master storyteller. High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village -- safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear!

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another beautiful book from the best children's author ever., 4 Jan 2005
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Michael Morpurgo is a wonderful writer. This short story, perfectly complemented by Christian Birmingham's beautiful illustrations, is one that every child should read. The little village, tucked away in the mountains, is old-fashioned, cut off from the outside world and everyone is untainted by the modern way of life. "We are a world of our own and we like it that way." The arrival of Niki the world-famous singer and his film crew, contrast oddly with the peaceful, slow-moving world of the village people. Bruno is strong and lovable, and Roxanne a beautiful, gentle girl, who is inseparable from her beloved bear. All the characters have clear-cut personalities - the grandfather crusty and bitter, Tiny cheerful and comical, the narrator a solitary old man, "content with my own company and my music."
The illustrations are wonderful - they capture the whole spirit of the mountains, the old-fashioned village, and Roxanne and the bear's happiness. I would recommend this story to anyone, children and adults alike, and also to read any of Michael Morpurgo's other books. "What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't long for" but in this case I think it would be an offence not to "see" this!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The dancing bear - a story, 29 Jun 2005
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I was given the dancing bear as a child of about 8 for christmas. I read this book and listened to it every day. The story began telling you about the narrator that never gets named but you expect him to be Michael Mulpurgo. It tells you of an orphan called Roxanne who lives with her unkind unlce. One day she comes back from her wonderings with a small bear cub and perswades the village to let her keep him. As the story progresses it tells you about what they did as small children with the bear bruno. Then a film crew come to their high mountain village and shoot a video similar to the pied piper. The whole village is included and so is bruno.It ends with Roxanne leaving to become a singing star and bruno dieing. It is a very sad but moving story, but even now years and years after i last read it and last heard the tape's music i can still remember it as if i can hear it right now. It is a wonderful and touching book that i recomend to anyone who can feel.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!, 17 May 2008
This book is about an inseparable friendship between a beautiful but poor orphan girl called Roxanne and a bear, named Bruno, which was looked after by her since he was only a poor little orphan cub. All the characters have clear-cut personalities - the grandfather is very crusty and bitter, Tiny is a cheerful and comical character who always brightens up even the dullest of moments and makes everyone smile, the narrator a solitary old man who teaches the children, at the local school, but he wanted to be a shepherd - in a way he was a shepherd but he herded children instead of sheep. This was a very moving story and was written brilliantly by Michael Morpurgo, who is a great writer. This book is good for all ages and quite a short but also definitely a wonderful read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marie's review
I liked this story because Roxanne got to leave her grandfather and go with Niki. But it was sad at the end.
Published 2 months ago

5.0 out of 5 stars Still Love It To This Day
I was given this as a gift on my 8th birthday by my best friend at the time. Initially, I was disappointed because a friend I didn't like as much had brought me a... Read more
Published 11 months ago by I Have An Opinion - Do You Wan...

5.0 out of 5 stars The first book I read by Michael Morpurgo
I think this book is for age 7+ because some words younger people might not understand. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Doniaa

4.0 out of 5 stars Elena-The Dancing Bear
The dancing bear is about a girl called Roxanne and a bear. She finds the bear in the woods. I think that her granddad is mean to her because he will not let Roxanne keep the... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Ms. Ak Shorer

3.0 out of 5 stars Dancing Bear
A girl named Roxanne found a bear. She called him Bruno. Bruno made Roxanne's mean grandfather very rich. Then one day Bruno broke out of his shed and all changed. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2004 by Thomas Bullen

5.0 out of 5 stars Ella Dancing bear
One day a lovely girl called Roxanne goes in to the moutians and comes back with a bear cub. She called him Bruno. She loves hm so much. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2004 by Ella Purrett

4.0 out of 5 stars Daniel's Dancing bear
Roxanne finds a bear cub,
The bear makes her family rich,
Lots of the people buy the bears teddy bears,
A film crew comes to the town,
The film crew make a short video... Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2004 by Daniel Bunyan

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Book
This book was about a Dancing Bear called Bruno and he was very big bear.Plus there was a little
girl called Roxanne.But the character i liked best was Roxanne. Read more
Published on 24 April 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Enjoyable
This is a book of contrasting emotions, and was very enjoyable. I would definetley recommend it to younger children.
Published on 7 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars I really liked this book
When I read the end, I almost cried! I like the way the writer makes his sentences and the words he uses. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2000

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