In view of the war in Ukraine, Edition bi:libri, Hueber and NordSüd want to support refugee children. The picture book “Little Polar Bear – Where are you going, Lars?” will be published from June 17 in a bilingual edition in German and Ukrainian. 2,000 books will be distributed through the bookstore.
04/26/2022
at national scale
Press release
Hueber Verlag GmbH & Co. KG
In view of the war in Ukraine, Edition bi:libri, Hueber and NordSüd want to support refugee children. The Picture Book”Little polar bear – Where are you going, Lars? will be published in a bilingual edition from June 17 German and Ukrainian. 2,000 books will be distributed through the bookstore. Distribution takes place via the intermediate book trade (Umbreit and Zeitfracht). Bookstores can proactively collect copies from the donation and distribute them locally at their discretion.
Since the physical books won’t arrive until June due to the current paper crisis, the book is available online for free on the website until the print edition is released. huber to elimination. This should also support teachers and volunteers in their work.
Author Hans de Beer, employees and management of publishers, this project is an affair of the heart:
“Language is the most important key to integration. What better way to do that than with the little polar bear Lars. The idea for the project was born together with our great long-time partners, NordSüd Verlag and Edition bi: libri”, says Sylvia Tobias, Marketing and Sales Director Hueber Verlag.
“Bilingual children’s books not only support a bilingual child’s development of both languages, they also signal an appreciation for all languages,” says Kristy Koth, Executive Director of Edition bi:libri.
“Lars goes on a long journey, makes new friends from afar and ends up happy at home with mum and dad. Hans de Beer and I are happy when many Ukrainian children driven from their homeland by war have found a friend to Lars,” says Herwig Bitsche, publisher NordSüd Verlag.
Little Polar Bear – Where are you going, Lars?
German – Ukrainian
ISBN: 978-3-19-019600-5
Lars, the little polar bear, lives at the North Pole in the middle of ice and snow. One day, Lars is swept away on an ice floe and finds himself far from his home in the tropics. There he discovers the most unusual plants and animals. Lars befriends Hippo, a friendly hippopotamus. But soon the little polar bear is homesick for his white house. Fortunately, his new friends help him and Lars sets out on the long journey back to the North Pole.