Panda & Polar Bear
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- €5.49
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- €5.49
Publisher Description
A little polar bear wonders what?s beyond his wintry world?and when he falls over the edge of an ice cliff, he finds out! He?s soon befriended by a panda who mistakes the mud-covered polar bear for one of his own. The two become quick pals. But what happens when the polar bear?s muddy splotches wash off? Will the two bears stay friends?
From the much lauded author of Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear! comes a clever take on a timeless theme. With plenty of heart and humor?plus a gratifying surprise ending?kids are sure to flip back to the beginning for more.
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In Baek's (Be Gentle with the Dog, Dear!) second outing, a cuddly polar bear tumbles down a cliff into the "green and grassy" world of a panda. There's an early case of mistaken identity, with the now-muddy polar bear resembling a panda himself; when he's washed clean, he worries that his new buddy might reject him: "What terrifically splotchy panda bear would want to be friends with a plain white polar bear?" (His fears turn out to be unfounded.) When the polar bear gets homesick, they make a ladder out of bamboo so the polar bear can climb back up the cliff ("My mother told me never to play with food... but I think it's okay this time," the panda decides). The final spread pulls back to reveal a zoo, with the polar bear exhibit overlooking the pandas. It's a quiet book a feeling echoed in the serene green and blue watercolors but Baek's pacing is steady, his artwork is nicely balanced against the text and the issue of difference in friendship is treated with respect. Ages 3 5.
