This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Shrabastee Chakraborty for Readers' Favorite
The Legend of the Spirit Bear is a children’s book by Glenda Higgins, starring a white bear named Sydney. Having been a long-term inhabitant of the zoo, Sydney never had much chance to learn the ways of the world. One day, his caretaker mysteriously dozes off while feeding him. Goaded by a raven named 'the Black Blamer' and a heron named Ernie, Sydney escapes from the zoo. The trio embarks upon an adventure that takes them to the snow-capped mountains of the north. Surprisingly enough, every person or animal they meet during their journey seems to revere Sydney, assuring him that he is instrumental in fulfilling an age-old legend. How will Sydney complete his quest, considering he is completely clueless about the workings of the real world?
The characters we meet in Glenda Higgins’s book, both human and non-human, are endearing. Not only will young readers delight in meeting so many different animals, but their conversations will also present opportunities to gather knowledge about the natural world. Their hilarious and oddly human expressions with words like “bingo” or “geeze” make us laugh heartily. The colorful illustrations bring the animals and their habitats alive. On a more serious note, The Legend of the Spirit Bear delivers a poignant message about the mindless destruction of the earth by humankind and discusses the measures to prevent this. Since the target audience for this book is children aged 7 to 12 years, this will undoubtedly educate them about environmental issues from an early age.
