<p><b>Winner of the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration.<br><br>Written by scientist and environmental activist Trang Nguyen, <i>Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear</i> is an inspirational graphic-novel adventure, based on a true story about a young conservationist who overcomes the odds to save a sun bear.</b><br><br>When Chang discovers a bear farm near her home in Vietnam, she decides to do everything she can to save wild animals – by becoming a conservationist. After teaching herself survival skills and learning all she can about the rainforest, Chang is finally accepted as a rescue centre volunteer. But her toughest challenge yet comes when she makes a vow to return Sorya – the sun bear she raised from infancy – back to the wild. Because despite being a different species, Sorya is Chang’s best friend. And letting a friend go is never easy, even when it’s the right thing t
