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Jean Craighead George
Frightful's Mountain
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 258 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
As she grows through the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon called Frightful interacts with various humans, including the boy who raised her, a falconer who rescues her, and several unscrupulous poachers, as well as with many animals that are part of the area's ecological balance. In the first years of her life in the Catskill Mountains of New York, a peregrine falcon interacts with several unscrupulous poachers.
(NYS99, $6.99) |
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Julie
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 128 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
In this sequel to Julie of the wolves, Julie's decision to return home to her people is not an easy one. But after many months in the wilderness, living in harmony with the wolves that saved her life, she knows the time has come. Julie is not prepared, however, for all the changes that she finds. Her father has forsaken many of the old Eskimo traditions. He has given up his sled dogs for a snowmobile, and now looks after the musk oxen that serve as the village's income. He will do anything to protect them -- even shoot any wolves that might threaten the herd. Julie knows that, like her father, she must find a way to reconcile the old ways with the new. But how can she do that without putting her beloved wolves in danger?
(ALA313, $5.99) |
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Julie of the Wolves
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1972 •
PAPER
• 170 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
The classic tale of a young Eskimo girl who chooses to run with the wolves rather than submit to a cruel husband. This young adult novel whipped up some controversy on publication in 1972, due to brief but violent sexual content, and we would caution parents that it's most appropriate for teens and sophisticated pre-teens.
(ALA144, $6.99) |
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Julie's Wolf Pack
• Jean Craighead George
NATURAL HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 208 PAGES
• YOUNG ADULTS
From the author of the Newbery Medal-winning "Julie of the Wolves" and its sequel, Julie, comes a third exciting adventure about the wolf pack that saved the life of a young girl when she was lost on the tundra. Julie has returned to her family, but her wolf pack has a story all its own. Fearless but inexperienced Kapu is now the new leader of the pack. He must protect his wolves from the threats of famine and disease and, at the same time, defend himself from bitter rivals, both inside and outside the pack, who are waiting for their chance to overthrow him. The strength of Kapu's leadership will determine not just the well-being of the pack but its very survival.
(ALA310, $5.99) |
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The Last Polar Bear
• Wendell Minor
• Jean Craighead George
NATURAL HISTORY •
2009 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
The Newbery Medal-winning author and illustrator Wendell Minor team up for this tale of a young boy and his efforts to save one of the last polar bears in the rapidly changing Arctic environment. Tigluk and his grandmother paddle out into the Arctic Ocean where they find a young polar bear whose mother has died because of the changes brought about by the warming climate, and they bring the cub back to their town so they can teach it how to survive in a changing world.
(ALA309, $16.99) |
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Luck, The Story of A Sandhill Crane
• Jean Craighead George
• Wendell Minor
NATURAL HISTORY •
2006 •
HARD COVER
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
After being rescued in a Texas marsh, a young sandhill crane recovers and joins the migration back to Siberia with the rest of his kind in this illustrated tale of a year in the life of these magnificent birds.
(USM142, $18.95) |
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The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo, An Eco Mystery
• Jean Craighead George
MYSTERY •
1993 •
PAPER
• 160 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Liza K. tries to solve what happened to the giant alligator of Gumbo Limbo Hammock, her outpost in the Everglades, in this ecological mystery by the award-winning Craighead Jones for ages 9-12.
(FLA86, $6.99) |
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My Side of the Mountain
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
2004 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The influential Newbery-winning novel about a kid who really did run away from home and learn to thrive in the wilderness. The tale is memorably set in the Catskills. Nine to 12 year olds will especially enjoy this tale of discovery, adventure -- and growth.
(NYC19, $6.99) |
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My Side of the Mountain Trilogy
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
2000 •
PAPER
• 602 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
My Side of the Mountain, the Newbery-Honor winning book of 1959, is joined with its successors -- On the Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain -- in this trilogy of adventure.
(NYS96, $24.99) |
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On the Far Side of the Mountain
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 179 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Sam is joined in the Catskill Mountains by his younger sister, Alice, who is quietly living in a tree house of her own, in this sequel to My Side of the Mountain. Their peaceful life is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates Sam's falcon, Frightful, and Alice suddenly vanishes.
(NYS98, $6.99) |
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One Day in the Desert
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
One in a series that includes the prairie, woods, tropical forest and Alpine tundra, this slim book for ages 7-10 dramatizes how a mountain lion, roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise -- and the people of the Southwest -- cope with a blisteringly hot July day in the Sonoran desert.
(USW611, $4.99) |
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One Day in the Prairie
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
In this dramatic tale for ages 7-10, set in Oklahoma, Henry Rush is spending the day at the Prairie Wildlife Refuge, determined to photograph a prairie dog doing a back flip. But while he watches and waits at the edge of prairie dog town, he fails to notice the electricity humming through the air. Or the buffalo anxiously pawing the ground. Or the purple-blue cloud building over the prairie grass. A tornado is on the way. One in a series of chapter books for ages 7-10 that includes the prairie, desert, tropical forest and Alpine tundra.
(USM141, $4.99) |
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One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest
• Jean Craighead George
NATURAL HISTORY •
1995 •
PAPER
• 66 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
The Newbery Medal-winning author of "Julie of the Wolves" goes south for this brief and gripping nonfiction portrait of the Amazon. It's a race against time, as Dr. Rivero and his young native guide save the rain forest from a lumber company. In the course of their search for a prize butterfly, they encounter sloths, army ants and birds -- all vividly described. A slim chapter book geared for children about age eight.
(FST08, $4.99) |
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One Day in the Woods
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1995 •
PAPER
• 64 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Rebecca discovers many things about plant and animal life when she spends the day in Teatown Woods in the Hudson Highlands of New York looking for the ovenbird. But when she sets out into the forest at dawn, she never expects to find magic everywhere she looks. A squirrel flies through the air. A deer vanishes before her eyes. A wood duckling falls from the sky. And the mysterious ovenbird holds the greatest surprise of all. One in a series of chapter books for ages 7-10 that includes the prairie, desert, tropical forest and Alpine tundra.
(NYS97, $4.99) |
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Pocket Guide to the Outdoors
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
2009 •
PAPER
• 178 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its publication, Craighead George's has put together a guide to surviving in the outdoors in collaboration with her own children. Generations of readers have escaped into the woods with My Side of the Mountain, the story of a city boy named Sam who learns to live in the wild. Now, Newbery winner Jean Craighead George offers an easy-to-follow guide for fans who want to live the adventure, just like Sam. Learn how to start a fire, build a shelter, catch a fish, identify useful plants, and much more. Hands-on activities are perfect for backyard campers or an afternoon stroll through the park. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and packed with activities, naturalist trivia, and practical wilderness tips, this entertaining and informative handbook is your guide to outdoor fun.
(NYS90, $9.99) |
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Shark Beneath the Reef
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1991 •
PAPER
• 192 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this suspenseful tale Craighead George follows the fate of a 14-year-old fisherman's son in Baja California -- and the choice he must make whether to continue to go to school or go to sea. As the title indicates, Tomas encounters a shark.
(BJA54, $5.99) |
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The Tarantula in My Purse, and 172 Other Wild Pets
• Jean Craighead George
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
1997 •
PAPER
• 134 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
The author of the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves shares a selection of amusing, real-life tales about her experiences with her strange and unusual pets, including an escape-artist boa constrictor and a duck with an arrest record.
(NAT178, $5.99) |
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There's an Owl in the Shower
• Jean Craighead George
MYSTERY •
1997 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
In this novel for ages 7-10, Newbery Award-winning author and illustrator Jean Craighead George tells the story of how one unusual spotted owl makes his way into the home -- and hearts -- of a family of loggers.
(PNW258, $5.99) |
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Water Sky
• Jean Craighead George
LITERATURE •
1989 •
PAPER
• 224 PAGES
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
Author of the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves (ALA144) , Jean Craighead George addresses issues of conservation and cultural heritage in this dramatic tale of part-Eskimo, 13-year old New Englander Lincoln Noah Stonewright, who spends the summer in Barrow Alaska with the family of an Eskimo whaling captain.
(ALA311, $6.99) |
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The Wolves Are Back
• Wendell Minor
• Jean Craighead George
NATURAL HISTORY •
2008 •
HARD COVER
• 32 PAGES
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
Through the eyes of a wolf pup, the story of the wolf's return to Yellowstone National Park is introduced to young readers. Accompanied by delightful illustration of the park's landscapes and wildlife, this book is full of information about the wolves' exile and positive impact of their return on local ecosystems.
(BST135, $16.99) |
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