Jean Craighead George

Craighead George in [[Barrow, AK]], 1994 Jean Carolyn Craighead George (July 2, 1919 – May 15, 2012) was an American writer of more than one hundred books for children and young adults, including the Newbery Medal-winning ''Julie of the Wolves'' and Newbery runner-up ''My Side of the Mountain''. Common themes in George's works are the environment and the natural world. Beside children's fiction, she wrote at least two guides to cooking with wild foods and one autobiography published 30 years before her death, ''Journey Inward''.

For her lifetime contribution as a children's writer she was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1964. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Goose and Duck /
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    Water sky /
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    There's an owl in the shower /
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    The cry of the crow : a novel /
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    The summer of the falcon /
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    Julie of the wolves /
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    One day in the alpine tundra /
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    Everglades /
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    The missing 'gator of Gumbo Limbo : an ecological mystery /
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    The fire bug connection : an ecological mystery /
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    Hook a fish, catch a mountain /
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    The moon of the gray wolves /
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    One day in the tropical rain forest /
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    One day in the woods /
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    The American walk book : an illustrated guide to the country's major historic and natural walking trails from New England to the Pacific coast /
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    How to talk to your animals /
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    The wounded wolf /
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    Water sky /
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    One day in the desert /
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    Nutik, the wolf pup /
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