▁in m ates ▁at ▁La ▁Mac aza ▁Pen it enti ary ▁in ▁northern ▁Quebec ▁to ▁make ▁The ▁Sn iff ing ▁Bear ▁/ ▁L ' O urs ▁ren if leur , ▁a ▁ca ution ary ▁tale ▁about ▁subst ance ▁ab use . ▁He ▁followed ▁that ▁with ▁another ▁serious ▁film , ▁The ▁Garden ▁of ▁É cos ▁/ ▁Le ▁J ardin ▁d ' É cos , ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁f able ▁that ▁shows ▁just ▁how ▁easy ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁ups et ▁the ▁balance ▁of ▁nature . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Ho ed eman ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁passion ▁– ▁making ▁wh ims ical ▁children ' s ▁films ▁– ▁by ▁craft ing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁four ▁pu ppet ▁films ▁featuring ▁Lud ov ic , ▁a ▁sweet ▁young ▁ted dy ▁bear , ▁and ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁Snow ▁G ift ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁A ▁Cro cod ile ▁in ▁My ▁Garden ▁( 2 0 0 0 ), ▁Vis iting ▁Grand pa ▁( 2 0 0 1 ), ▁and ▁Magic ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁were ▁eventually ▁released ▁together ▁on ▁DVD ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Four ▁Se asons ▁in ▁the ▁Life ▁of ▁Lud ov ic . ▁ ▁His ▁last ▁film ▁as ▁an ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Film ▁Board ▁was ▁Marian n ne ' s ▁Theatre ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁after ▁learning ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁fellow ▁animation ▁pione er ▁Jacques ▁Dr ou in ▁would ▁both ▁be ▁laid ▁off ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁ret irement , ▁vict