Lars and the Reindeer by Hans de Beer - HIGH

Lars and the Reindeer (Little Polar Bear) by Hans de Beer. Translated by North South Boks. PICTURE BOOK. North South Books, 2021. $18. 9780735844513

BUYING ADVISORY: Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH

Lars, the little polar bear, meets a reindeer who has lost his mother on their long migration south for the winter. He and a musk ox help the reindeer find his mother. But trouble lurks at the border. A tall fence for an oil pipeline blocks the herd’s way to safety. What will little polar bear do to save the day?

De Beer created a charmingly illustrated story for children while focusing on the problems of oil pipelines in the artic without being preachy.

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