Jean Craighead George (1919–2012)
Author of My Side of the Mountain
About the Author
Jean Craighead George was born on July 2, 1919 in Washington, D.C. She received degrees in English and science from Pennsylvania State University. She began her career as a reporter for the International News Service. In the 1940s she was a member of the White House press corps for The Washington show more Post. During her lifetime, she wrote over 100 novels including My Side of the Mountain, which was a 1960 Newbery Honor Book, On the Far Side of the Mountain, Julie of the Wolves, which won the Newbery Medal, Julie, and Julie's Wolf Pack. She also wrote two guides to cooking with wild foods and an autobiography entitled Journey Inward. In 1991, she became the first winner of the School Library Media Section of the New York Library Association's Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature. She died on May 15, 2012 at the age of 92. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Jean Craighead George
Exploring Adventure Fiction: Wonderful Wizard of Oz/On the Far Side of the Mountain (1992) 21 copies
Scylla 3 copies
My Side Of The Mountain Experiencing Literature in the Classroom Teaching Guide Lesson Plans (1990) 2 copies
Arctic Son (DVD) 2 copies
Aufstieg zur Sonne 2 copies
Scylla the Humpback Whale 1 copy
Journeys 1 copy
The Gorilla Gang 1 copy
ONE DAY IN THE ALPINE TUNDRA 1 copy
ONE DAY IN THE DESERT 1 copy
One Day on the Prairie 1 copy
La casa nell'albero 1 copy
El fabuloso reino animal 1 copy
Books 1 copy
morning, noon, and night 1 copy
Associated Works
A Newbery Zoo: A dozen animal stories by Newbery Award-winning authors (1995) — Contributor — 32 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1978 — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- George, Jean Craighead
- Legal name
- George, Jean Carolyn Craighead
- Birthdate
- 1919-07-02
- Date of death
- 2012-05-15
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Place of death
- Valhalla, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- congestive heart failure
- Places of residence
- Chappaqua, New York, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - Education
- Pennsylvania State University (BA|1941)
- Occupations
- journalist
author
editor
children's book author - Relationships
- George, Twig C. (daughter)
George, John L. (spouse)
George, Craig (son) - Organizations
- Washington Post
- Awards and honors
- Newbery Honor Medal (1960)
Newbery Medal (1973)
Regina Medal (2003)
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Reviews
A boy who goes to Barrow, Alaska, to live with friends of his father for awhile learns the importance of whaling to the Eskimo culture.
He is cunning and courageous, and outwits hunters at every turns . . . Vulpes was the pride of his parents, the smartest pup of the litter--and he grew into a fast, quick-witted red fox whose abilities became legend among the forest's hunters. Other foxes avoid the hunt. Not Vulpes. He relishes leading men and hounds on hopeless chases across the countryside, slipping away at the last moment. But one day, Vulpes meets his match, coming face to face with a hunter as wily as he is. But the hunter has a gun.… (more)
Runaway Sam Gribley is surviving in the Catskill Mountains with only a penknife, a ball of cord, $40, and some flint and steel. Along the way, he learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that will change his life forever.
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Statistics
- Works
- 145
- Also by
- 9
- Members
- 47,856
- Popularity
- #329
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 612
- ISBNs
- 841
- Languages
- 14
- Favorited
- 20
-George, Jean C. Julie of the Wolves Illus by John Schoenherr. Harper & Row, 1972, 170 pages, Intermediate
-Julie of the Wolves is an exhilarating tale through the eyes of a 13-year-old girl named Miyax. This story, with few but powerful illustrations, takes place in the Alaska North Slope where Miyax is trying to survive with a pack of wolves and later battles the luring effect of the western world through her pen pal Amy. After a major event occurs towards the end of this quick-paced, action packed story the young girl again battles between traditional values and assimilation to gussak (white man) culture.
-Keywords: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Inuit/Inuk, Tradition, Assimilation, icehouse, North Slope
-Activity: Read another book about assimilation and Alaska native struggles and have students write a reflection on the similarities they notice between the two books.… (more)