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Jean Craighead George

Jean Craighead was born in Washington. Her parents and extended family were naturalists, and she spent weekends during her childhood camping out in the woods, studying nature, foraging, and fishing. Her first pet was a turkey vulture.

In 1940, George graduated from Pennsylvania State University with degrees in both English and Science. She became a reporter for The Washington Post and was a member of the White House Press Corps. In 1944 she married John Lothur George, and began writing novels with him which she illustrated. She divorced in 1963. In 1960 she received a Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. In 1969, she went to work for Readers Digest as a writer and editor. She has written over 100 books.

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American novelist and nature writer (1919–2012)

Born 2 July 1919

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    First published in 1978 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1968 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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American novelist and nature writer (1919–2012)

Born 2 July 1919

Subjects

Fiction, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile literature, Ecology, Eskimos, fiction, Wolves, Animals, Eskimos, Survival, Wolves, fiction, Animals, juvenile literature, Arctic regions, fiction, Ecology, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Birds, Falcons, Indians of north america, fiction, Survival, fiction, Bears, Endangered species, Indians of North America, Natural history, Wilderness survival, Wildlife conservation, fiction

Places

New York (State), Arctic regions, Alaska, Florida, Everglades, United States, Catskill Mountains, Connecticut, Everglades (Fla.), Everglades National Park (Fla.), Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.), Kansas, Teton Range (Wyo. and Idaho), Venezuela, Arizona, Bitterroot River Valley, Catskill Mountains (N.Y.), Colorado, Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico), Everglades National Park, Galapagos Islands, Great Plains, Hawaii, Idaho, Kilauea Volcano (Hawaii)

People

Jean Craighead George (1919-), Corduroy, Denton Scott, Dippers (Birds), Ferdinand, Homer Price, Madeline, Matilda, Miss Ruphius, Peter Rabbit, Pippi Långstrump, Sam Gribley, Sebastian, Winnie-the-Pooh

Time

20th century, Early sixties, New Plymouth, 1620-1691, Xiandai

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Alternative names

  • C. GEORGE
  • Jean Craighead
  • Jean Carolyn Craighead
  • Jean George
  • Jean C. George
  • Jean Creaghead George

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October 31, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import