Little Polar Bear Finds a Friend
By (Author) Hans de Beer
North-South Books
North-South Books
3rd March 2021
United States
Children
Fiction
833.92
Hardback
32
Width 216mm, Height 267mm
Luckily, his cage breaks open. With the help of a huge walrus, Lars sets the other animals freeincluding a cute brown bear named Bea. As the animals run away from the airport, the poor walrus is left behind. True friends, Lars and Bea bravely go back to help, narrowly escaping the animal traders. But after they all escape, Bea is cryingshell never find her parents again. When Lars happily invites her to join his family, she is worried because her fur isnt the same color. What difference does that make says Lars. Bears are bears! Back in print, fans of the Little Polar Bear books will find humour and heart in this story about new friendships.
Hans de Beer was born in Muiden, near Amsterdam, Holland. After briefly studying history, he finished his studies at the Rietveld Art Academy in Amsterdam. The Little Polar Bear, Hans's art school graduation project, brought him worldwide success and countless awards, and has been translated into thirty languages so far. Today Hans lives and works as a freelance illustrator with his wife, the Italian illustrator Serena Romanelli, in Amsterdam and near Florence, Italy.