Recently, we featured a story and video about Jane Goodall, and I was pleasantly surprised at the response we got … As a Teacher/Librarian, we know how much children love stories which include animals, but, let’s face it: So do we grownups!
I was recently looking for a video to pair with my reading one of the great “Children’s” stories written by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, a Vermont writer (who lives on a farm which has been in her family for generations) who writes such great stories about her family’s past … in an effort to encourage young and old alike to discover their own family histories …
The book I was sharing was “The Bear Who Heard Crying,” a true story, and I think, one of the greatest tales ever told … Here’s Natalie’s description from her website: “which is an amazing story of my great-great-great-great-great-aunt who was lost in the woods in 1783, when she was three years old, and a bear that took care of her.”
The story actually happened here in New Hampshire. If you get a chance, I can’t recommend a story more (or her stories like “When Spring Comes” or “The Canada Geese Quilt,” among a long list) … Here’s a link to Natalie Kinsey-Warnock’s own website:
http://www.kinsey-warnock.com/index.php
So, to go with this story, and in keeping with a year-long theme we’ve had with books shared with our students all year, “Friends,” I found this video … About a man whose best friend, Brutus, is a Grizzly Bear … I hope you find this as remarkable as we did …
pastorappreciationblog.com 