Jean Craighead George (1919–2012)
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A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
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Séries
Œuvres de Jean Craighead George
Everglades Wildguide: The Natural History of Everglades National Park, Florida (1972) 52 exemplaires
Exploring Adventure Fiction: Wonderful Wizard of Oz/On the Far Side of the Mountain (1992) 21 exemplaires
Beastly inventions: a surprising investigation into how smart animals really are (1970) 9 exemplaires
Scylla 3 exemplaires
Arctic Son (DVD) 2 exemplaires
My Side Of The Mountain Experiencing Literature in the Classroom Teaching Guide Lesson Plans (1990) 2 exemplaires
Geschichte der Antike in Stichworten 1 exemplaire
Journeys 1 exemplaire
Marvels & Mysteries of Our Aminal World 1 exemplaire
Scylla the Humpback Whale 1 exemplaire
Aufstieg zur Sonne 1 exemplaire
The Gorilla Gang 1 exemplaire
Reading Guide to My Side of the Mountain 1 exemplaire
The Harp seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). XVII. Structure and metabolic adaptation of the caval… 1 exemplaire
ONE DAY IN THE ALPINE TUNDRA 1 exemplaire
ONE DAY IN THE DESERT 1 exemplaire
Stimme Aus Den Grossen Sümpfen 1 exemplaire
Der Ruf des weißen Wals. ( Ab 12 J.). 1 exemplaire
One Day on the Prairie 1 exemplaire
La casa nell'albero 1 exemplaire
El fabuloso reino animal 1 exemplaire
Books 1 exemplaire
Jean Craighead George Collection II (My Side of the Mountain, On the Far Side of the Mountain, Julie of the Wolves,… 1 exemplaire
morning, noon, and night 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
A Newbery Zoo: A dozen animal stories by Newbery Award-winning authors (1995) — Contributeur — 31 exemplaires
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1978 — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- George, Jean Carolyn Craighead
- Date de naissance
- 1919-07-02
- Date de décès
- 2012-05-15
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Lieu du décès
- Valhalla, New York, USA
- Cause du décès
- congestive heart failure
- Lieux de résidence
- Chappaqua, New York, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - Études
- Pennsylvania State University (BA|1941)
- Professions
- journalist
author
editor
children's book author - Relations
- George, Twig C. (daughter)
George, John L. (spouse)
George, Craig (son) - Organisations
- Washington Post
- Prix et distinctions
- Newbery Honor Medal 1960
Newbery Medal 1973
Regina Medal (2003)
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Sonlight Books (3)
Five star books (1)
al.vick-series (1)
Nifty Fifties (1)
1964 Project (1)
1950s (1)
Newbery Adjacent (1)
Overdue Podcast (1)
Spring Reading (1)
6th Grade (1)
My Wishlist - YA (1)
1970s (2)
Elevenses (2)
Read in 1999 (3)
4th Grade Books (1)
Ambleside Books (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Winter Books (1)
Summer Reading (1)
KID BOOKS (1)
Female Author (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 145
- Aussi par
- 9
- Membres
- 47,122
- Popularité
- #336
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 608
- ISBN
- 840
- Langues
- 14
- Favoris
- 20