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April Wood has returned home from her adventure on Bear Island, but over a year later, she can’t stop thinking about Bear. When April hears that a polar bear has been shot and injured in Svalbard, she’s convinced it’s 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.

There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s 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....

Silver Trevelon’s parents aren’t happy. They haven’t been happy since the nursery they decorated started gathering cobwebs, waiting for the baby brother or sister that never came. So when Silver’s dad is invited to paint at a turtle rescue centre in Costa Rica, she hopes it’ll be just the adventure the family needs.

Rio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while his mum is in hospital back home. Alone and adrift, the only thing that makes him smile is joining his new friend Marina on her dad's whale watching trips. That is until an incredible encounter with White Beak, a gentle giant of the sea, changes everything. But when White Beak goes missing, Rio must set out on a desperate quest to find his whale and somehow save his mum.

Auf der Bäreninsel gibt es keine Eisbären mehr. Zumindest erzählt Aprils Vater ihr das, als seine wissenschaftlichen Forschungen sie für sechs Monate zu diesem abgelegenen arktischen Außenposten führen. Doch in einer endlosen Sommernacht begegnet April einem Eisbären. Er ist fast verhungert, einsam und weit von zu Hause entfernt. Fest entschlossen, ihn zu retten, beginnt April die wichtigste Reise ihres Lebens... Diese bewegende Geschichte zeigt, dass niemand zu jung oder zu unbedeutend ist, etwas zu bewirken.