George, Jean Craighead, 1919-2012

American author and illustrator of children's and yonug adult fiction and non-fiction.

From the description of River rats, inc. : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424084

American author and illustrator of children's fiction and non-fiction.

From the description of Hook a fish, catch a mountain : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685548

American author and illustrator of children's and young adult fiction and non-fiction.

From the description of Hold zero! : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424072

From the description of One day in the woods : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402027

From the description of The moon of the mountain lions : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402020

From the description of Going to the sun : production materail. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402005

From the description of Shark beneath the reef : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489699

From the description of The moon of the salamanders : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489713

From the description of The talking earth : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489716

From the description of Who really killed Cock Robin? : an ecological mystery : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489718

From the description of Snow tracks : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489703

From the description of The moon of the alligators : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489709

From the description of The fire bug connection : an ecological mystery : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489698

From the description of My side of the mountain : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489717

From the description of The moon of the moles : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436863

From the description of Everglades : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424696

From the description of The moon of the monarch butterflies : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424083

From the description of All upon a sidewalk : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424069

From the description of The moon of the salamanders : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436866

From the description of Red robin, fly up! : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436869

From the description of Summer of the falcon : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424074

From the description of Julie : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437801

From the description of Coyote in Manhattan : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436848

From the description of One day in the desert : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424085

From the description of Acorn pancakes, dandelion salad, and 38 other wild recipes : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62437804

From the description of Animals who have won our hearts : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62449291

From the description of The moon of the gray wolves : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424082

From the description of The moon of the fox pups : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489712

From the description of The hole in the tree : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489701

From the description of The moon of the deer : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489711

From the description of How to talk to your animals : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489702

From the description of The grizzly bear with the golden ears : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424071

From the description of Vulpes, the red fox : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436845

From the description of The moon of the bears : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62424081

From the description of One day in the tropical rain forest : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489715

From the description of The wild, wild cookbook : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436851

From the description of The missing 'gator of Gumbo Limbo : an ecological mystery : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62436846

From the description of The wounded wolf : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685551

From the description of Meph, the pet skunk : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685550

From the description of Julie of the wolves : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685558

From the description of Water sky : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685559

From the description of There's an owl in the shower : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62687232

From the description of Spring comes to the ocean : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685549

From the description of On the far side of the mountain : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62687170

From the description of One day in the prairie : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62685557

From the description of All upon a stone : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402004

From the description of The moon of the moles : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402018

From the description of The moon of the mountain lions : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402019

From the description of The moon of the winter bird : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402026

From the description of The moon of the owls : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402022

From the description of Who really killed Cock Robin? : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402029

From the description of The moon of the fox pups : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402017

From the description of One day in the alpine tundra : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402007

From the description of The moon of the chickarees : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402016

From the description of Vison, the mink : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402008

From the description of Beastly inventions : a surprising investigation into how smart animals really are : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402006

From the description of The moon of the wild pigs : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402023

From the description of The moon of the bears : production material. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62489710

American author and illustrator of children's and young adult fiction and non-fiction; Newbery Award winner in 1973, Kerlan Award winner, 1982.

From the description of Papers, 1948-1995. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 62402003

Author of children's fiction.

From the description of Jean Craighead George papers, 1981. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 41283752

Jean Craighead George was born July 2, 1919, in Washington, D.C. She attended Pennsylvania State University, graduating with a B.A. in 1941, and also studied at Louisiana State University, and the University of Michigan. She married John L. George in 1944, had three children, and later collaborated with her husband on several books for children. She worked as a reporter, teacher, editor, and writer, and began illustrating children's books in the 1940s, publishing her own first book in 1948, Vulpes, the Red Fox written with John George. Throughout her long and prolific career she has written both fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. In many of her works she draws on her extensive knowledge of nature and natural history to create documentary-type novels whose characters observe the mysteries of nature and try to get answers to these mysteries, and to their questions about the world around them. Ms. George takes an holistic view of the Earth and seeks to help children and young adults understand the relationships between human life and nature. She incorporates ecological and conservation themes into many of her books, such as a desire to respect and protect animals and nature, and the conflict between humans and nature. Ms. George's books also help explain scientific data and research methods to young readers; a student of Theodore Roethke, she tries to make science poetic. These concerns and attention to accurate detail are found in her fiction and her non-fiction, and her books have been well received by readers and critics. She received a Newbery Honor in 1960 for My Side of the Mountain, and a Newbery Medal in 1973 for Julie of the Wolves . Ms. George does much of her own illustrating, and her illustrations also reflect her concern for accurate detail. Ms. George received the Kerlan Award in 1982.

Biographical Sources: Something About the Author, vols. 2, 68, 124; Children's Literature Review, vols. 1, 80

From the guide to the Jean Craighead George Papers, 1948-2004, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc])