Description
A Newbery Honor Book
An ALA Notable Book Six-year-old Ben is very small for his age, and gets along better with animals than people. One June day in 1870, Ben wanders away from his home on Hawk's Hill and disappears into the waving prairie grass. This is the story of how a shy, lonely boy survives for months in the wilds and forges a bond with a female badger.
Author: Allan W. Eckert
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/01/1995
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 7.52h x 5.00w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9780316209489
ISBN10: 0316209481
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
An ALA Notable Book Six-year-old Ben is very small for his age, and gets along better with animals than people. One June day in 1870, Ben wanders away from his home on Hawk's Hill and disappears into the waving prairie grass. This is the story of how a shy, lonely boy survives for months in the wilds and forges a bond with a female badger.
Author: Allan W. Eckert
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 04/01/1995
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 7.52h x 5.00w x 0.52d
ISBN13: 9780316209489
ISBN10: 0316209481
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure | General
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
About the Author
Allan W. Eckert is an historian, naturalist, novelist, poet, screenwriter and playwright. He is the author of thirty-nine published books, and has been nominated on seven separate occasions for the Pulitzer Prize in literature.