num_pages: 128
description: * Perfect for animal-loving fans of Katherine Applegates The One and Only Ivan and Rosanne Parrys A Wolf Called Wander . School Library Journal  starred reviewAn Eisner-nominated middle grade graphic novel adventure based on a true story in which a young conservationist overcomes the odds to save and return a sun bear to its natural habitat.When endlessly curious and tenacious Chang discovers a bear bile farm near her home in Vietnam she decides to do everything she can to save wild animalsby becoming a conservationist! After teaching herself survival skills documenting each rainforest plant and animal she sees in her field notebook and disproving the critics who think she isnt old enough or strong enough Chang is finally accepted as a rescue center volunteer. But her toughest challenge yet comes when shes tasked with returning Sorya  the sun bear she raised from infancy  back into the wild. Because despite being a different species Sorya is Changs best friend. And letting a friend go is never easy . . . even when its the right thing to do.With breathtaking art and STEM facts galore Changs daring story is for any young reader animal lover and intrepid explorer!
language: English
title: Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear
publisher: Dial Books