
Title
The Deliverance of Dancing Bears
Author
Stanley, Elizabeth
Illustrator
Stanley, Elizabeth
Publisher
University of Western Australia Press
Published Date
1994
Annotation
This contemporary fable told in picture book format and set in Turkey, is a lyrical story with deeply moving illustrations about freedom, poverty and oppression. Yusuf buys a bear, determined to set it free. Until now the bear’s only life has been living in a cage by night and dancing for the public by day.
Key Concepts
Empathy, Hope, Social justice
Audience
Upper primary
AC Links/EYLF
English, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614