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    Seekers: Return to the Wild #1: Island of Shadows

    By Erin Hunter

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    The journey home begins. . . .

    Toklo, Kallik, and Lusa survived the perilous mission that brought them together, and now it’s time for them to find their way home. Kallik and Lusa are ready to be among their own kinds again, but Toklo, devastated by the loss of their companion Ujurak, feels hopeless and afraid of what’s to come.

    When the group reaches a shadowy island covered in mountains and ice, Kallik is sure they’re almost back to the Frozen Sea. But a terrifying accident leads them into a maze of abandoned tunnels, unlike anything they’ve ever seen before—making them question their path once again.

    The bears grow desperate for a sign to guide them, and when they meet a cub who has lost his whole family, Toklo believes the cub has been sent by Ujurak. But the others are unsure. Can they trust their new companion? Or could he be hiding something that will endanger them all?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateFeb 7, 2012
    ISBN9780062102089
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    Seekers: Return to the Wild #1: Island of Shadows
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    Erin Hunter

    Erin Hunter is inspired by a love of cats and a fascination with the ferocity of the natural world. In addition to having great respect for nature in all its forms, Erin enjoys creating rich mythical explanations for animal behavior. She is the author of the Warriors, Seekers, Survivors, Bravelands, and Bamboo Kingdom series. Erin lives in the UK.

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    • 3/5
      This journey seemed to take forever for me as a listener, just as it did for the bears. I am not the target age group, but do listen along w/my younger son who is nonverbal & doesn't give much feedback. I got it as part of a recorded set Return To The Wild Books 1-6, thinking Book 1 would be the beginning of the tale. It wasn't, but fortunately the story was easy enough to follow along. The strengths of this book is showing the amount of effort it takes to get along as a group, which would be a good skill for kids to learn. I liked how some of the bears were portrayed as bursting into rage at a moments notice, just as I'd imagine a real bear could become enraged. Yet they usually were able to be distracted or talked out of any real fighting...in fact, we learn that killing your enemy is not approved.I admit to not liking Ujurak very much, & couldn't believe the patience 2 of the bears showed him. It was obvious to me he was a braggart & not trustworthy, seeking to scam others.I heard this as an audiobook. We returned the audiobook without listening to books 2-6
    • 3/5
      I received this book thru first reads giveaway at goodreads and am not the targeted age group by more than 30 years.
      I also have not read any of the author's other works. I am generally a fan of animal books (hence entering the goodreads giveaway).

      Synopsis at this site accurate, so not redoing. I liked the book, writing, storyline and characters. I did have trouble getting into at first; but, then it picked up pace and engrossing enough to look forward to next entry in series.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This is a great, fast paced read for upper elementary and early middle school. I'm not usually a fan of animal protagonist stories, but I like the perspective in this and the Hunter series. It's an amalgam of animal behavior translated into human language.

      I like the ecology and environmental thread that runs through this series. Although the struggles are surreal in this story, they do mirror challenges that real bears are struggling with in their shrinking habitats.

      An underlying theme that runs through the story is how bears from different backgrounds can work together and become so close that they seem unusual or foreign to their own kind. This presents several times between the two polar bears. One who has bonded with other types of bears and one who is just beginning to do so. The connections between the bears reflect human society, especially in youth.

      1 person found this helpful