This is the true and incredibly moving story of such a bear, a moon bear cub named sunshine, renamed star in the story. Proceeds from the gift shop also go toward animals asia programs. Moon bear rescue dale kim 0734409389 for sale online ebay. Share this page on your social networks using the buttons below. This is the tale of jaspers rescue and the team of caregivers who helped nurse him back to health. Dealing sensitively with such a difficult subject, kim dales stunning illustrations reveal the beauty of the moon bear. It is called the moon bear as a result of large yellowish crescentshaped marking on its chest. The moon the moon is really important to the earth. Moon bear rescue tells the incredibly moving story of star, a bear who is snatched from his family and imprisoned in a cage. It describes stars rescue from a cruel life where he is being milked for his bile to make medicine. As well, it is an inspirational example of the difference one person can make. Buy a discounted hardcover of moon bear rescue online from australias leading online bookstore. Moon bear rescue hardcover july 1, 2006 by kim dale author visit amazons kim dale page.
Even more bear bile farms exist in vietnam, where animalsasia has another bear rescue center. Buy moon bear rescue by kim dale, in very good condition. We also get a look at champa the moon bear 1 year after getting the 1st brain. The story of moon bear is followed by a brief authors note that addresses the issue of bears in confinement without getting into the nightmarish details and is accompanied by a half dozen photographs of moon bears busily at play in the animals asia moon bear rescue center in china. It provided a means for harper to not only add some more depth to her always likeable characters but also a fuller plot. Moon bear is a 2011 bank street best childrens book of the year moon bears, or asiatic black bears, are named for the white moonshaped blaze on their chests.
In this lovely picture book, jill robinson, founder of the centre, i have to be honest and confess that until i read jaspers story i had never heard of a moon bear. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in australia. In this astronomy activity, students read the book one round moon and a star for me and other space science books. Buy moon bear rescue by kim dale from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. Find laos on a map there is one included in the back of the book. The bears are kept in small cages and milked of the bile daily through catheters inserted in their gall bladders. Jaspers story is about one moon bear, who was rescued from its captivity and brought to the moon bear rescue centre in chengdu, china.
Moon bears are seldom seen but their footprints, claw marks, hair, and bear nests high in the trees give us clues about how they live. More about animals asia andrew was the first moon bear that we helped sponsor. Discuss the contrast between tams view of the wild bears in the mountains p310 and the caged bears at the farm when he first arrives p6365. Moon bear solo was kept in extreme captivity for at least 14 years and spent the last year. A visit to the animals asia moon bear rescue centre in chengdu.
Kim dales beautiful watercolour illustrations bring the story to life in touching detail. The phases are new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning. Following her horrific discovery of bear farming in 1993, animals asia founder and ceo, jill robinson mbe, began tireless work within china to set up a moon bear rescue centre in sichuan and to work towards the complete elimination of bear farming. Despite terrible abuse, jasper recovers and learns to live a more normal bear life, taking on the role of helper bear to new bear admissions. Caught from the wild with vicious traps, the bears are kept in cramped cages their teeth and claws removed and a metal catheter inserted into their gall bladders. Saving moon bears robinson, jill, bekoff, marc, frankenhuyzen. A powerful, deeply moving story of a boy and his bear both longing to be free, moon bear is an inspirational tale of courage and hope from bestselling childrens author gill lewis. I visited a free the bears rescue center in laos thats trying to stop the poaching. In what is being called the largest rescue of its kind ever undertaken, a farm where bears are kept captive for their valuable bile is being turned into a sanctuary, and all of the moon bears living there will be freed from their cramped, inhumane quarters. Moon bear rescue by kim dale 9780734409386 qbd books. This is a video about asiatic black bears also known as moon bears because of the crescent shape moon in their chests, found in mountainous regions such as china. Moon bear rescue by kim dale meet your next favorite book. There are 8 moon phases during its revolution around earth.
Moon bear rescue kim dale lothian books south melbourne, vic 2006. Animals asia now does so much more than rescue moon bears. Millions of products all with free shipping australia wide. Moon bear is a book that, for young prereaders, will prove a delight at storytime. Produce an illustrated timeline of the story with the main events in order, starting with tam living in the mountains and ending with him at the bear sanctuary. Moon bear rescue honours an american woman, jill robinson, who has spent years fighting to promote awareness of this cause and has set up a moon bear rescue centre and sanctuary in china. Moon bear rescue by kim dale hardcover book free shipping. Use paint, pastels, or collage to create a picture of a healthy moon bear in its natural. Moon bear rescue tells the true story of one moon bear, star, who is injured by the men who trap him before finding his way to the moon bear rescue centre in sichuan. Harpers silvertip shifters series and the first full length, although shortish, novel. John walker the chairman of macquarie group of korea has published his second childrens book, with a young moon bearura as its central character. It is projected that less than 100,000 moon bears continue to be alive. When a sick cub arrives at the cruel bear farm, no one expects it to survive.
Moon bear is a childrens novel written to increase awareness of a few issues going on in todays world, the main issue in this novel is bile farms and how the bears are kept in poor, unnatural conditions some involving having the bears locked in cages to. Moon bear rescue by kim dale books hachette australia. In southeast asia there are bear farms where the creatures are kept in small cages and their gallbladders regularly milked for bile, which means big money in chinese. Kim dale right now, in farms across china, over 6000 asiatic black bears lie imprisoned in tiny metal cages no bigger than their own bodies. Facts about bear bile farming animals asia foundation. The journal of the childrens book council of australia, november vol. Like us on facebook to follow our live bear bile farm rescue work, and sanctuary stories about onceabused rescued. The bears were originally caught in the wild so most of them have suffered amputations from the traps in which they were caught. Tam swears to return his bear to the wildbut in a world torn apart by indifference and greed, will tam ever be able to keep his promise. Up to 20,000 moon bears are incarcerated for up to 30 years in coffin cages being milked for their bile. Get one of our bar rescue drinks recipe and prepare delicious and healthy treat for your family or friends. Over 10,000 bears are still kept in bear bile farms throughout china. Moon bear rescue kim dale national library of australia. They are very efficiently run on donations and are a us registered charity with teams all over the world.
This book is part of the read for success collection. An animals asia rescue team made a mercy dash to save an abandoned moon bear in lang son city, vietnam. About the author kim dale is a wildlife artist and passionate animal lover who recently moved from victoria to the east coast of tasmania. This is a video about asiatic black bears also known as moon bears because of the crescent shape moon in their chests, found in mountainous. In farms across china, over 6,000 asiatic black bears lie imprisoned in tiny metal cages no bigger than their own bodies. For older readers, the back matter will very possibly inspire research and lead to subsequent contemplation of the issues involved in the alltoofrequently inhumane exploitation of all gods critters. This picture book aims to honour humanitarian concerns and help children realise that one person can make a difference.
How does this eventually contribute to the bears rescue. Explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Moon bear rescue by kim dale 9780734409386 booktopia. Find moon bear activities lesson plans and teaching resources. A new pet causes a friendly disagreement for moonbear and little bird in this charming reissue of a beloved classic by awardwinning author and illustrator frank asch. Moon bear is a book that, for young prereaders, will prove a. Its known as the moon bear on account of the large yellowish crescentshaped marking on its chest. Bear bile is a traditional ingredient in asian medicine and is extracted from living moon bears. Jasper is a moon bear, kept in a small cage by bear farmers who plan to sell his bile for profit. Detailing his journey to a sanctuary and the trauma of his separation from his mother, this picture book follows the life of star in sincere, touching detail. Jaspers story tells the amazing story of one special bear who responds well to all the care and healing sanctuary of the moon bear rescue centre. But twelveyearold tam refuses to give up hopehe nurses the bear back to health and they form an unbreakable bond. This is a book which tells a sometimes sad story but which will touch the hearts of readers, young and old.
Bear and his friend little bird have a brandnew pet. The moon creates waves because the moons gravitational. Moon bear rescue national geographic society newsroom. However a small rise in coronavirus cases in vietnam led to a countrywide lockdown that delayed our chance to rescue these bears. The asian black bear ursus thibetanus, previously known as selenarctos thibetanus, also known as the asiatic black bear, moon bear and whitechested bear, is a mediumsized bear species native to asia that is largely adapted to an arboreal lifestyle. In march animals asia was approached by the nam dinh province forest protection department fpd to urgently rescue four moon bears who were discovered on an illegal farm. Known as moon bears because of the beautiful golden crescents on. Your support could help rescue gentle moon bears, and care for the victims of bile farming, too. Gijsbert van frankenhuyzen a true story of how jasper was saved and sent to. It lives in the himalayas, in the northern parts of the indian subcontinent, the korean peninsula, northeastern china, the. This follows the first book uras world which introduced us to the new born ura and his two feathered friendsgaachi, the young korean magpie, and the bespectacled and wise old eagle,doc suri.
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