Jean Craighead George Books in Order

Jean Craighead George is a renowned author of children's fiction, renowned for her captivating and informative books on the environment and the natural world. Her extensive bibliography includes the Newbery Medal-winning 'Julie of the Wolves' and the Newbery Honor book 'My Side of the Mountain', among many other critically acclaimed titles. In addition to her fiction, she has also written guides to cooking with wild foods and an autobiography, 'Journey Inward'. As a devoted parent to three children, and grandmother, Jean George has always cherished the moments she spent reading to her family, nurturing a love for literature that spans generations.

Bibliography verified: January 2026

Book Series by Jean Craighead George

  • #1
    Vulpes, the Red Fox(1948)
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  • #2
    Meph, the Pet Skunk(1952)
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  • #3
    Bubo, the Great Horned Owl(1954)
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  • #4
    Dipper of Copper Creek(1956)
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    Who Really Killed Cock Robin?(1971)
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  • #2
    The Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo(1992)
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  • #3
    The Fire Bug Connection(1993)
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  • #4
    The Case of the Missing Cutthroats(1996)
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    Frightful's Daughter(2002)
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  • #2
    Frightful's Daughter Meets the Baron Weasel(2007)
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    Hurry Home, Candy (By: Meindert DeJong)(1953)
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  • #2
    Shadrach (By: Meindert DeJong)(1953)
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  • #3
    Little Witch (By: Anna Elizabeth Bennett)(1953)
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  • #4
    Along Came a Dog (By: Meindert DeJong)(1958)
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  • #5
    The Summer of the Falcon(1962)
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  • #6
    Grizzly (By: Gilbert Riswold)(1964)
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  • #7
    Noonday Friends (By: Mary Stolz)(1965)
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  • #8
    The Seventeenth-Street Gang (By: Emily Cheney Neville)(1966)
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  • #9
    Sour Land (By: William H. Armstrong)(1971)
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  • #10
    The Park Book (By: Charlotte Zolotow)(1972)
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  • #11
    The Haunted Mountain (By: Mollie Hunter)(1972)
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  • #12
    The Sign of the Chrysanthemum (By: Katherine Paterson)(1973)
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  • #13
    A Billion for Boris (By: Mary Rodgers)(1974)
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  • #14
    A Stranger Came Ashore (By: Mollie Hunter)(1975)
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  • #15
    The Wicked One (By: Mollie Hunter)(1977)
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  • #16
    Runaway To Freedom (By: Barbara Smucker)(1979)
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  • #17
    Poem stew (By: William Cole)(1981)
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  • #18
    The Land I Lost (By: Quang Nhuong Huynh)(1982)
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  • #19
    Summer Switch (By: Mary Rodgers)(1982)
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  • #20
    The Magical Adventures of Pretty Pearl (By: Virginia Hamilton)(1983)
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  • #21
    Hey World, Here I Am! (By: Jean Little)(1986)
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  • #22
    Desdemona-Twelve Going on Desperate (By: Beverly Keller)(1986)
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  • #23
    The Two-Thousand-Pound Goldfish (By: Betsy Byars)(1987)
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  • #24
    Stonewords (By: Pam Conrad)(1990)
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  • #25
    What's So Terrible About Swallowing an Apple Seed? (By: Harriet Lerner,Susan Goldhor)(1996)
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  • #26
    Crush (By: Ellen Conford)(1998)
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  • #27
    Good Night, Maman (By: Norma Fox Mazer)(1999)
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  • #28
    Pilot Down, Presumed Dead (By: Marjorie Phleger)(2009)
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  • #29
    Will Spring Be Early? Or Will Spring Be Late? (By: Crockett Johnson)(2018)
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    The Noonday Friends (By: Mary Stolz)(1965)
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  • #1
    Julie of the Wolves(1972)
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  • #2
    Julie(1994)
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  • #3
    Julie's Wolf Pack(1997)
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  • #4
    Nutik, the Wolf Pup(2001)
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  • #5
    Nutik & Amaroq Play Ball(2001)
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  • #1
    Return of the Shadows (By: Norma Farber,Andrea Baruffi)(1992)
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  • #2
    The Lost Sailor (By: Richard Egielski,Pam Conrad)(1992)
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  • #3
    The Same Wind (By: Barbara Bustetter Falk,Bette Killion)(1992)
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  • #4
    The Big Green Pocketbook (By: Felicia Bond,Candice Ransom)(1993)
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  • #5
    Horses With Wings (By: Lynn Curlee,Dennis Haseley)(1993)
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  • #6
    Cowboy Ed (By: Bill Grossman)(1993)
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  • #7
    Hurricane City (By: James Warhola,Sarah Weeks)(1993)
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  • #8
    Red Ribbon (By: Sarah Weeks,Jeffrey Greene)(1995)
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  • #9
    Asylum for Nightface (By: Bruce Brooks)(1996)
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  • #10
    Mean Margaret (By: Tor Seidler)(1997)
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  • #11
    The Silent Spillbills (By: Tor Seidler)(1998)
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  • #12
    Vanishing (By: Bruce Brooks)(1999)
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  • #13
    Brainboy and the DeathMaster (By: Tor Seidler)(2003)
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  • #14
    The Midnight Diary of Zoya Blume (By: Laura Shaine Cunningham)(2005)
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  • #15
    Ariel (By: Grace Tiffany)(2005)
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  • #16
    Wind Rider (By: Susan Williams)(2006)
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  • #17
    Undercover (By: Beth Kephart)(2007)
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  • #18
    Frannie in Pieces (By: Delia Ephron)(2007)
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  • #19
    House of Dance (By: Beth Kephart)(2008)
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  • #20
    Alive and Well in Prague, New York (By: Daphne Benedis-Grab)(2008)
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  • #21
    The Halloween Play (By: Felicia Bond)(2008)
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  • #22
    Reality Check (By: Peter Abrahams)(2009)
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  • #23
    I, Lorelei (By: Yeardley Smith)(2009)
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  • #24
    The Last Polar Bear(2009)
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  • #25
    What Hearts (By: Bruce Brooks)(2009)
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  • #26
    As Simple as It Seems (By: Sarah Weeks)(2010)
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  • #1
    My Side of the Mountain(1959)
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  • #2
    On the Far Side of the Mountain(1990)
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  • #3
    Frightful's Mountain(1999)
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  • #1
    Spring Comes to the Ocean(1966)
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  • #2
    The American Walk Book: An Illustrated Guide To The Country's Major Historic And Natural Walking Trails From New England To The Pacific Coast(1978)
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  • #3
    The Journey Inward(1982)
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  • #4
    The Wild, Wild Cookbook: A Guide for Young Wild-Food Foragers(1982)
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  • #5
    Exploring the Out-Of-Doors(1983)
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  • #6
    How to Talk to Your Dog(1986)
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  • #7
    How to Talk to Your Cat(1986)
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  • #8
    Everglades Wildguide: The Natural History of Everglades National Park, Florida(1988)
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  • #9
    Acorn Pancakes, Dandelion Salad, and 38 Other Wild Recipes(1995)
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  • #10
    The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets: True-Life Stories to Read Aloud(1996)
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  • #11
    Incredible Animal Adventures(1999)
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  • #12
    Pocket Guide to the Outdoors: Based on My Side of the Mountain(2009)
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  • #13
    Galápagos George(2014)
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  • #1
    One Day in the Desert(1983)
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  • #2
    One Day in the Alpine Tundra(1984)
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  • #3
    One Day in the Prairie(1986)
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  • #4
    One Day in the Woods(1988)
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  • #5
    One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest(1990)
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  • #1
    All Upon a Stone(1971)
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  • #2
    All Upon a Sidewalk(1974)
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  • #3
    The Wentletrap Trap(1978)
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  • #4
    The Grizzly Bear with the Golden Ears(1982)
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  • #5
    The First Thanksgiving(1993)
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  • #6
    Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here(1993)
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  • #7
    Animals Who Have Won Our Hearts(1994)
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  • #8
    To Climb a Waterfall(1995)
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  • #9
    Look to the North: A Wolf Pup Diary(1997)
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  • #10
    Giraffe Trouble(1998)
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  • #11
    Elephant Walk(1998)
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  • #12
    Rhino Romp(1998)
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  • #13
    Dear Katie, the Volcano Is a Girl(1998)
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  • #14
    Snow Bear(1999)
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  • #15
    Gorilla Gang(1999)
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  • #16
    Morning, Noon, and Night(1999)
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  • #17
    Cliff Hanger(2002)
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  • #18
    Fire Storm(2003)
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  • #19
    Snowboard Twist(2004)
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  • #20
    Mountain Climbing Picture Book(2005)
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  • #21
    Luck(2006)
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  • #22
    Goose and Duck(2008)
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  • #23
    The Wolves Are Back(2008)
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  • #24
    The Buffalo Are Back(2010)
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  • #25
    Galapagos Picture Book(2011)
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  • #26
    A Special Gift for Grammy(2013)
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  • #27
    The Eagles are Back(2013)
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  • #28
    Crowbar: The Smartest Bird in the World(2015)
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  • #1
    The Summer of the Falcon(1962)
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  • #2
    Gull Number 737(1964)
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  • #3
    Hold Zero(1966)
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  • #4
    Coyote in Manhattan(1968)
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  • #5
    The Hole in the Tree(1968)
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  • #6
    Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain(1975)
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  • #7
    Going to the Sun(1976)
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  • #8
    River Rats, Inc(1979)
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  • #9
    The Cry of the Crow(1980)
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  • #10
    The Talking Earth(1983)
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  • #11
    Water Sky(1987)
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  • #12
    Shark Beneath the Reef(1989)
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  • #13
    Arctic Son(1997)
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  • #14
    There's an Owl in the Shower(1997)
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  • #15
    Tree Castle Island(2002)
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  • #16
    Charlie's Raven(2006)
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  • #17
    The Cats of Roxville Station(2009)
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  • #18
    Ice Whale(2014)
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  • #1
    The Moon of the Salamanders(1967)
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  • #2
    The Moon Of The Wild Pigs(1968)
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  • #3
    Moon of the Alligators(1969)
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  • #4
    The Moon of the Gray Wolves(1969)
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  • #5
    The Moon of the Moles(1969)
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  • #6
    The Moon Of The Bears(1970)
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  • #7
    The Moon of the Mountain Lions(1991)
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  • #8
    The Moon of the Fox Pups(1992)
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  • #9
    The Moon of the Chickarees(1992)
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  • #10
    The Moon of the Winter Bird(1992)
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  • #11
    The Moon of the Deer(1992)
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  • #12
    The Moon of the Owls(1993)
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  • #13
    The Moon of the Monarch Butterflies(1993)
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About Jean Craighead George

Jean Craighead George is a renowned author of children's fiction, renowned for her captivating and informative books on the environment and the natural world. Her extensive bibliography includes the Newbery Medal-winning 'Julie of the Wolves' and the Newbery Honor book 'My Side of the Mountain', among many other critically acclaimed titles. In addition to her fiction, she has also written guides to cooking with wild foods and an autobiography, 'Journey Inward'. As a devoted parent to three children, and grandmother, Jean George has always cherished the moments she spent reading to her family, nurturing a love for literature that spans generations.

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