While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, a bear, modeled on a young Henry Thoreau, walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts. Includes biographical information about Thoreau.
- | Author: D.B. Johnson
- | Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
- | Publication Date: March 03, 2000
- | Number of Pages: 32 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0395968674
- | ISBN-13: 9780395968673