The Bear That Heard Crying, Paperback

An IRA-CBC Children s Choice Book.The drama of this unbelievable but true story is enhanced by Ted Rand s stunning illustrations.
In June 1783, three-year-old Sarah Whitcher wanders into the woods and disappears.For three long days, friends and neighbors search fruitlessly for her. Then a stranger leads the desperate family to a pine tree beneath which the child lies. Sarah tells her rescuers of the big black dog that kept her warm every night but the bear tracks encircling her tell a different tale.
A treat for pioneer story buffs. School Library Journal