Sixyearold Ben is very small for his age and gets along better with animalsthan people. One June day in 1870 Ben wanders away from his home on HawksHill and dis... » 

Sixyearold Ben is very small for his age and gets along better with animalsthan people. One June day in 1870 Ben wanders away from his home on HawksHill and disappears into the waving prairie grass. This is the story of how ashy lonely boy survives for months in the wilds and forges a bond with afemale badger. ALA Notable Book. Newbery Honor Book. «