| Product Summary | | Format: Paperback | | ISBN: 9780805078824 | | Publisher: Henry Holt & Company | | Publish Date: 8/1/2005 | | Buy.com Sku: 31215206 | | Item#: R42QW9 | | Dimensions (in Inches) 7.75H x 8.75L x 0.25T | | Pages: 32 | | Age Range: 8 to 12 |
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| | | " The little boy and his teddy bear were always together. Every night, when the little boy went to sleep, his teddy bear was right there next to him. When the little boy went on a trip, his teddy bear went too--until one terrible day when the teddy bear was left behind . . ." A compassionate tale of friends lost and found This is the wonderful story of a friend who is lost and found and lost and found again, and of a little boy who begins to understand the meaning of compassion.
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When a little boy's beloved teddy bear is accidently thrown away, it is is found and adopted by a homeless man. Although both the bear and the boy are lonely for each other, they each manage to adapt to the situation. Later, when the boy finds the bear in a park, he is delighted to be reunited with his long lost friend. But then the boy sees that the homeless man also loves, and needs, the bear. Will the boy be able to leave his bear again? Pen-and-watercolor illustrations accompany the text.
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"Although this is a story about kindness, love, and compassion, it is also a worthy reminder that the down-and-out have feelings and needs just as keen as the reader's." 04/01/2002 |
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