00986    a2200169   4500001000700000020001800007040003200025100001800057245003700075260001300112300004600125362000900171520056400180650001900744650002600763650002700789124708  a9780329629328  cEscola Canadense de Niteroi  aBeer, Hans de10aLittle polar bear finds a friend  aNew York  a32 p.c5 x 0.3 x 10.15 inches (hardcover)0 a1990  aLuckily, his cage breaks open. With the help of a huge walrus, Lars sets the other animals free—including 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 crying—she’ll never find her parents again. When Lars happily invites her to join his family, she is worried because her fur isn’t the same color. “What difference does that make?” says Lars. “Bears are bears!” 4aMaking friends 4aChildren's Literature 4aIndividual differences