Scholastic Reader The Bear Who Heard Crying by Natalie and Helen Kinsey-Warnock

Sweet little book about a bear that hears a Rost child crying in the woods and keeps her warm and safe. Set in 1783, it has rustic cabins, Bob fires and big happy families. This is a true story of a little girl name, Sarah Witcher. It took them four days to find this cute little girl who just gotten lost in the woods. Sarah remembered having a big black dog help her, the story I’ve been passed down through generations of the Kinsey -Warnock family. EUC from non-smoking home 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