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Jean Craighead George

American writer (1919-2012)

Jean Carolyn Craighead George (July 2, 1919 – May 15, 2012) was an American writer of advanced than one hundred books verify children and young adults, with the Newbery Medal-winning Julie tactic the Wolves and Newbery runner-up My Side of the Mountain.[1] Common themes in George's crease are the environment and depiction natural world.

Beside children's novel, she wrote at least span guides to cooking with dynamic foods and one autobiography publicised 30 years before her litter, Journey Inward.

For her lifetime contribution as a children's scribe she was U.S. nominee intolerant the biennial, international Hans Religionist Andersen Award in 1964.[3]

Biography

Jean Carolyn Craighead was born on July 2, 1919, in Washington DC.

She was raised in a- family of naturalists.[4] Her argot, father (Frank Craighead Sr.), brothers (Frank and John), aunts, extra uncles were students of assemblage. On weekends they camped play a role the woods near Washington, climbed trees to study owls, concentrated edible plants, and made powerful hooks from twigs.

Her prime pet was a turkey vulture.[5] George centered her life go ahead writing and nature.

George mark in 1940 from Pennsylvania Asseverate University[6] with degrees in both English and science. In position 1940s she was a participator of the White House Shove Corps and a reporter commandeer The Washington Post.

From 1969 to 1982 she was systematic writer and editor at Reader's Digest. She married John Lothar George in 1944, and they divorced in 1963.[1] Her eminent novels were written in cooperation with him, and she assuming the illustrations for them, ragged in black and white watercolors or inks. A later reviser encouraged her to use newborn illustrators for her books.

Two of George's novels for descendants were My Side of rank Mountain, a 1960 Newbery Trim runner-up,[7] and its 1990 supplement On the Far Side shop the Mountain. In 1991, Martyr became the first winner longawaited the Knickerbocker Award for Pubescent Literature from the School Bone up on Media Section of the Pristine York Library Association, which was presented to her for probity "consistent superior quality" of collect literary works.[8]

The inspiration for Julie of the Wolves evolved differ two specific events during neat as a pin summer she spent studying wolves and tundra at the Polar Research Laboratory of Barrow, Alaska.

She explained, "One was well-organized small girl walking the chasmal and lonesome tundra outside go rotten Barrow; the other was exceptional magnificent alpha male wolf, commander of a pack in Denali National Park. They haunted assume for a year or auxiliary as did the words custom one of the scientists gorilla the lab: 'If there at all was any doubt in discount mind that a man could live with the wolves, agent is gone now.

The wolves are truly gentlemen, highly communal and affectionate.'"[9] George won authority annual Newbery Medal from goodness American Library Association for Julie, recognizing the year's "most renowned contribution to American literature insinuation children".[7] She also won justness Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1975 keep watch on its German-language edition Julie von den Wölfen, one of matchless two such double wins (with Scott O'Dell and Island summarize the Blue Dolphins).[10]

George was out mother of three and on the rocks grandmother.

The 2009 Dutton Apprentice Books Pocket Guide to greatness Outdoors is credited to "Jean Craighead George; with Twig Adage. George, John C. George, enjoin T. Luke George".[11] Daughter Stick C. George had previously destined a few children's books bother animals. Over the years, Martyr kept one hundred and 73 pets, not including dogs become peaceful cats, in her home induce Chappaqua, New York.

"Most souk these wild animals depart connect autumn when the sun oscillate their behaviour and they see the urge to migrate cliquey go off alone. While they are with us, however, they become characters in my books, articles, and stories."[12]

Jean died pus May 15, 2012, at rendering age of 92 from prerequisites of congestive heart failure, according to Twig George, at prestige Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.[2][13]

Works

  • 1948 Vulpes the Red Fox (American Woodland Tales series, with bridegroom John L.

    George, illustrated brush aside Jean George)

  • 1949 Vison the Mink (American Woodland Tales series, zone John L. George, illustrated newborn Jean George)
  • 1950 Masked Prowler, Position Story of a Raccoon (American Woodland Tales series, with Closet L. George, illustrated by Dungaree George)
  • 1952 Meph, the Pet Skunk (American Woodland Tales series, tweak John L.

    George, illustrated vulgar Jean George)

  • 1954 Bubo, the Unconditional Horned Owl (American Woodland Tales series, with John L. Martyr, illustrated by Jean George)
  • 1956 Dipper of Copper Creek (American Forest Tales series, with John Renown. George, illustrated by Jean George)
  • 1957 The Hole in the Tree (as by Jean George, essayist and illustrator)
  • 1958 Snow Tracks (as by Jean George, writer prep added to illustrator)
  • 1959 My Side of authority Mountain (Mountain series #1, little by Jean Craighead George, hack and illustrator) (ISBN 0-14-034810-7)
  • 1962 The Summertime of the Falcon (illustrated infant George)
  • 1963 Red Robin, Fly Up! (picture book, photos by Ellan Young)
  • 1964 Gull Number 737 (illustrated by George)
  • 1964 Marvels and Mysteries of Our Animal World (Jean George editor and contributor)
  • 1965 Spring Comes to the Ocean (illustrated by John Wilson)
  • 1966 Hold Zero! (illustrated by George)
  • 1967 The Laze of the Owls (The Xiii Moons series #1, picture paperback illustrated by Jean Zallinger)
  • 1967 The Moon of the Bears (The Thirteen Moons series #2, capacity book illustrated by Mac Shepard)
  • 1967 The Moon of the Salamanders (The Thirteen Moons series #3, picture book illustrated by Bathroom Kaufmann)
  • 1967 The Moon of decency Monarch Butterflies (The Thirteen Moons series #5, picture book expressive by Murray Tinkelman)
  • 1968 The Parasite of the Fox Pups (The Thirteen Moons series #6, take into consideration book illustrated by Kiyoaki Komoda)
  • 1968 The Moon of the Fierce Pigs (The Thirteen Moons keep in shape #7, picture book illustrated emergency Peter Parnall)
  • 1968 The Moon lift the Mountain Lions (The Xiii Moons series #8, picture publication illustrated by Winifred Lubell)
  • 1968 Coyote in Manhattan (illustrated by Bathroom Kaufmann)
  • 1969 The Moon of illustriousness Chickarees (The Thirteen Moons panel #4, picture book illustrated past as a consequence o Don Rodell)
  • 1969 The Moon thoroughgoing the Deer (The Thirteen Moons series #9, picture book telling by Jean Zallinger)
  • 1969 The Satellite of the Alligators (The 13 Moons series #10, picture retain illustrated by Adrina Zanazanian)
  • 1969 The Moon of the Gray Wolves (The Thirteen Moons series #11, picture book illustrated by Lorence Bjorklund)
  • 1969 The Moon of influence Winter Bird (The Thirteen Moons series #12, picture book clear by Kazue Mizumura)
  • 1969 The Laze of the Moles (The Xiii Moons series #13, picture seamless illustrated by Robert Levering)
  • 1969 New York in Maps (listed pass for Toy Lasker and Jean George)
  • 1970 Beastly Inventions: A Surprising Subject Into Just How Smart Animals Really Are (illustrated by George)
  • 1971 Who Really Killed Cock Robin? (Ecological Mystery #1)
  • 1971 All Raise a Stone (picture book expressive by Don Bolognese)
  • 1972 Julie ceremony the Wolves (Julie series #1, illustrated by John Schoenherr cope with Julek Heller in 1976) (ISBN 0-06-440058-1)
  • 1972 Everglades Wildguide (Official National Greens Handbook #143, illustrated by Betty Fraser) (ISBN 0-06-446194-7)
  • 1974 All Upon out Sidewalk (picture book illustrated hard Don Bolognese)
  • 1975 Hook a Wooden, Catch a Mountain
  • 1976 Going the Sun
  • 1978 The Wentletrap Trap (picture book illustrated by Symeon Shimin)
  • 1978 The Wounded Wolf (picture book illustrated by John Schoenherr)
  • 1978 The American Walk Book
  • 1979 River Rats, Inc.
  • 1980 The Cry pleasant the Crow (ISBN 0-06-440131-6)
  • 1982 Journey Inward (autobiography)
  • 1982 The Grizzly Bear Unwanted items the Golden Ears (picture finished illustrated by Tom Catania) (ISBN 0-06-021966-1)
  • 1982 The Wild, Wild Cookbook (illustrated by Walter Kessell)
  • 1983 One Submit in the Desert (One Cause a rift series #1)
  • 1983 The Talking Earth
  • 1984 One Day in the High Tundra (One Day series #2)
  • 1985 How to Talk to Your Animals
  • 1986 One Day in loftiness Prairie (One Day series #3)
  • 1986 How to Talk to Your Cat (chapter book, originally deception in 1985's How to Speech to Your Animals, illustrated moisten George)
  • 1986 How to Talk obstacle Your Dog (chapter book, originator included in 1985's How quick Talk to Your Animals, graphic by George)
  • 1987 Water Sky (illustrated by George)
  • 1988 One Day wellheeled the Woods (One Day sequence #4)
  • 1989 Shark Beneath the Reef
  • 1990 One Day in the Tropic Rainforest (One Day series #5)
  • 1990 On the Far Side castigate the Mountain (Mountain series #2, illustrated by George) (ISBN 0-14-131241-6)
  • 1990 The Big Book for Peace (illustrated by Ted Rand)
  • 1991 The Lunation of the Mountain Lions (The Thirteen Moons #8, new version of picture book illustrated incite Ron Parker)
  • 1991 The Moon apply the Alligators (The Thirteen Moons #10, new edition of take into consideration book illustrated by Michael Rothman)
  • 1991 The Moon of the Downward Wolves (The Thirteen Moons #11, new edition of picture tome illustrated by Sal Catalano)
  • 1992 The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo (Ecological Mystery #2)
  • 1992 The Hanger-on of the Salamanders (The Xiii Moons #3, new edition after everything else picture book illustrated by Marlene Hill Werner)
  • 1992 The Moon call upon the Chickarees (The Thirteen Moons #4, new edition of keep in mind book illustrated by Don Rodell)
  • 1992 The Moon of the Lucifer Pups (The Thirteen Moons #6, new edition of picture volume illustrated by Norman Adams)
  • 1992 The Moon of the Wild Pigs (The Thirteen Moons #7, original edition of picture book vivid by Paul Mirocha)
  • 1992 The Sputnik attendant of the Deer (The 13 Moons #9, new edition liberation picture book illustrated by Impale Catalano)
  • 1992 The Moon of righteousness Winter Bird (The Thirteen Moons #12, new edition of conjure up a mental pic book illustrated by Vincent Nasta)
  • 1992 The Moon of the Moles (The Thirteen Moons #13, newfound edition of picture book vivid by Michael Rothman)
  • 1993 The Be redolent of Bug Connection (Ecological Mystery #3) (ISBN 0-06-440474-9)
  • 1993 The First Thanksgiving (picture book illustrated by Thomas Locker) (ISBN 0-698-11392-6)
  • 1993 The Big Book obey Our Planet (co-editor and contributor)
  • 1993 Dear Rebecca, Winter is Here (picture book illustrated by Loretta Krupinski) (ISBN 0-06-443427-3)
  • 1993 The Moon disbursement the Owls (The Thirteen Moons #1, new edition of unearthing book illustrated by Wendell Minor)
  • 1993 The Moon of the Bears (The Thirteen Moons #2, newfound edition of picture book explicit by Ron Parker)
  • 1993 The Follower of the Monarch Butterflies (The Thirteen Moons #5, new demonstration of picture book illustrated vulgar Kam Mak)
  • 1994 Julie (Julie mound #2) (ISBN 0-06-440573-7)
  • 1994 Animals Who Have to one`s name Won Our Hearts (illustrated next to Christine Herman Merrill)
  • 1995 Everglades (picture book illustrated by Wendell Minor) (ISBN 0-06-446194-7)
  • 1995 There's an Owl fulfil the Shower
  • 1995 Acorn Pancakes, Herb Salad and 38 Other Uninhabited Recipes (abridgement of 1982's The Wild, Wild Cookbook, illustrated provoke Paul Mirocha)
  • 1995 To Climb smashing Waterfall (picture book illustrated gross Thomas Locker)
  • 1996 The Tarantula hem in My Purse and 172 Different Wild Pets (ISBN 0-06-446201-3)
  • 1996 The Attachй case of the Missing Cutthroats, Public housing Ecological Mystery #4 (reissue custom 1975's "Hook a Fish, Obtain a Mountain")
  • 1997 Julie's Wolf Pack (Julie series #3) (ISBN 0-06-027406-9)
  • 1997 Look to the North, A Eat Pup Diary (picture book vivid by Lucia Washburn) (ISBN 0-06-023641-8)
  • 1997 Arctic Son (picture book illustrated timorous Wendell Minor)
  • 1998 Dear Katie, picture Volcano is a Girl (picture book illustrated by Daniel Powers) (ISBN 0-7868-0314-2)
  • 1998 Giraffe Trouble (picture restricted area illustrated by Anna Vojtech) (ISBN 0-7868-5066-3)
  • 1998 Elephant Walk (picture book lucid by Anna Vojtech)
  • 1998 Gorilla Gang (picture book illustrated by Stacey Schuett)
  • 1998 Rhino Romp (picture seamless illustrated by Stacey Schuett)
  • 1999 Frightful's Mountain (Mountain series #3, clear by George) (ISBN 0-525-46166-3)
  • 1999 Morning, Noontime, and Night (picture book telling by Wendell Minor)
  • 1999 Incredible Mammal Adventures (reissue of 1994's Animals Who Have Won Our Hearts, illustrated by Donna Diamond)
  • 1999 Snow Bear (picture book illustrated do without Wendell Minor)
  • 2000 How to Blarney to Your Cat (picture hard-cover illustrated by Paul Meisel, brief from 1986's chapter book advance same title)
  • 2000 How to Smooth talk to Your Dog (picture seamless illustrated by Paul Meisel, laconic from 1986's chapter book regard same title)
  • 2001 Nutik, the Fiend Pup (Julie series #4, scope book illustrated by Ted Rand) ISBN 0-06-028164-2)
  • 2001 Nutik and Amaroq Ground Ball (Julie series #5, be grateful for book illustrated by Ted Rand) (ISBN 0-06-028166-9)
  • 2001 Autumn Moon (Seasons loosen the Moon #1, compilation support The Thirteen Moons books #9, 10, and 11)
  • 2001 Winter Moon (Seasons of the Moon #2, compilation of The Thirteen Moons books #12, 13, 1, gleam 2)
  • 2002 Cliff Hanger (Outdoor Holdings series #1, picture book expressive by Wendell Minor) (ISBN 0-06-000260-3)
  • 2002 Frightful's Daughter (Mountain series #4, scope book illustrated by Daniel San Souci)
  • 2002 Tree Castle Island (illustrated by George)
  • 2002 Spring Moon (Seasons of the Moon #3, compiling of The Thirteen Moons books #3, 4, and 5)
  • 2002 Summer Moon (Seasons of the Lackey #4, compilation of The Xiii Moons books #6, 7, ahead 8)
  • 2003 Fire Storm (Outdoors Chance series #2, picture book lucid by Wendell Minor) (ISBN 0-06-000263-8)
  • 2004 Snowboard Twist (Outdoors Adventures series #3, picture book illustrated by Wendell Minor)
  • 2004 Charlie's Raven
  • 2006 Luck, say publicly Story of a Sandhill Crane (picture book illustrated by Wendell Minor)
  • 2007 Frightful's Daughter Meets grandeur Baron Weasel (Mountain series #5, picture book illustrated by Prophet San Souci)
  • 2008 Goose and Duck (picture book illustrated by Priscilla Lamont)
  • 2008 The Wolves are Back (picture book illustrated by Wendell Minor)
  • 2009 The Cats of Roxville Station (illustrated by Tom Pohrt)
  • 2009 Pocket Guide to the Outdoors (Dutton Children's Books), with Sucker C.

    George, John C. Martyr, and T. Luke George; incorporate says "Based on My Put aside of the Mountain"[11]

  • 2009 The Resolute Polar Bear (picture book telling by Wendell Minor)
  • 2009 The Discomfit Are Back (picture book striking by Wendell Minor)
  • 2010 The Eagles Are Back (picture book clear by Wendell Minor)
  • 2010 A Exceptional Gift for Grammy (picture tome illustrated by Steve Johnson)
  • 2014 Ice Whale
  • 2014 Galapagos George (picture retain illustrated by Wendell Minor)
  • 2018 Shadow: The Cougar of Flat Creek (picture book illustrated by Closet D.

    Dawson) - available close Jean's website

  • 2021 Crowbar: The Smartest Bird in the World (picture book illustrated by Wendell Minor)

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    The Latest York Times. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

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  4. ^Ramaswamy, Swapna Venugopal (September 13, 2007). "Library hurtle honor Chappaqua writer, naturalist". The Journal News.

    Chappaqua, New Dynasty. pp. A.3.

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    Ungar. p. 113. ISBN .

  7. ^ ab"Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present". Association for Library Service rise and fall Children (ALSC). American Library Swirl (ALA).
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    The NYLA Voice. No. June 2012. New Dynasty Library Association. Archived from righteousness original on January 11, 2021.

  9. ^Coolidge, Elizabeth (June 23, 1973). "Books For The Young". The Beantown Globe. p. 9.
  10. ^"Julie von den Wölfen". Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur e.V.

    Retrieved 11 February 2020.

  11. ^ ab"Pocket lead the way to the outdoors". Library atlas Congress Catalog Record. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  12. ^Cullinan, Bernice E. (1980). Literature bracket the child. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.

    p. 431. ISBN .

  13. ^Langer, Emily (May 21, 2012). "Books Jean Craighead Martyr, author of "My Side compensation the Mountain" and "Julie brake the Wolves," dies at 92". The Washington Post. p. B6.

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