Jean Craighead George, Author , illus. by Wendell Minor. HarperTrophy $5.95 (, $5.95 each ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-06-440995-7
These two entries in the Seasons of the Moon series, together with Fall Moon
and Winter Moon, follow the 13 moons of a lunar year. Each chapter covers one cycle of the moon and is relayed by a different North American animal; the chapters were...
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Jean Craighead George, Author . Puffin $5.99 (, $5.99 ISBN ) ISBN 978-0-14-131235-4
"Details of peregrine migration, mating and nesting rituals are seamlessly woven into the plot, in which Frightful is threatened both by construction workers and poachers," said PW. Ages 10-14. (May)
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Jean Craighead George, Author . HarperCollins $15.95 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-000254-1
Combining survival tale, nature study, mystery and legend, Newbery Medalist George (Julie of the Wolves) serves up an ultimately unsatisfying stew. While his parents vacation in Europe, 13-year-old Jack, the narrator, stays on his Uncle Hamp's...
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Jean Craighead George, illus. by Wendell Minor. Harper, $15.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-028793-1
In a posthumously published story from award-winning author George, the author personalizes an evolutionary tale by spotlighting one species, the saddleback tortoises of Pinta Island. Beginning with a common ancestor, referred to as Giantess George,
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Jean Craighead George, Author . HarperTrophy $5.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-06-000256-5
A 13-year-old boy goes on a human quest for discovery on a homemade canoe in a search in the Okefenokee Swamp for the fabled Paradise Island. The "quasi-mythic" story "combines survival tale, nature study and mystery," wrote PW....
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Jean Craighead George, Author . Dutton $15.99 (190p) ISBN 978-0-525-47219-3
Fans of My Side of the Mountain
and Julie of the Wolves
will embrace this heartfelt addition to George's repertoire of nature-themed novels. Here the author weaves threads of Native American lore and scientific fact into a moving story set in...
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Jean Craighead George, Author HarperTrophy $5.99 (145p) ISBN 978-0-06-440647-5
Originally published in 1975 as Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain, this ""ecomystery"" investigates an endangered fish. Ages 8-12. (May)
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Jean Craighead George, Author Dutton Books $15.99 (170p) ISBN 978-0-525-44563-0
Fans of My Side of the Mountain will be delighted to find that Sam Gribley still lives in a hollow tree with Frightful, his faithful falcon. Sam has neighbors now: his sister Alice lives in a nearby treehouse and his old friend Bando has bought a...
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Jean Craighead George, Author HarperTrophy $5.99 (160p) ISBN 978-0-06-440212-5
A young woman of the Seminole tribe begins to question the validity of old customs over the more pressing problems of nuclear war and pollution, in a tale by the Newbery Medalist. Ages 10-up. (October)
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Jean Craighead George, Author HarperCollins Publishers $13 (212p) ISBN 978-0-06-022198-0
The exceptional powers of observation and description that George has displayed in her many nature books are also at work in this story about a small group of Eskimos and the bowhead whale they call Nukik. Lincoln Stonewright, the descendant of a...
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Jean Craighead George, Author HarperCollins $5.99 (192p) ISBN 978-0-06-440308-5
Tomas, 14, must decide whether to continue his education or leave school to become a fisherman; PW praised George's ``sensitive portrayal of social change and its effect on a young person's dreams'' as ``among her most suspenseful.'' Ages 12-up. (Apr
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Jean Craighead George, Author HarperTrophy $5.99 (134p) ISBN 978-0-06-446201-3
A Newbery Award-winning author spins anecdotes about her own unusual pets, including a wolverine, falcon and boa constrictor. ""A one-of-a-kind lesson in living with nature, ...endearingly told,"" said PW. Ages 8-12. (Sept.)
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Jean Craighead George, Author HarperCollins Publishers $13.95 (182p) ISBN 978-0-06-021992-5
The troubles of a small family fishing business provide the impetus for George's latest, evocative book. Her descriptions of wildlife and landscape shine more brightly than the plot; nonetheless, the story is among her most suspenseful. Tomas, 14,...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Christine Herman Merrill, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15 (56p) ISBN 978-0-06-021543-9
Newbery Medalist George strikes just the right note of respect and appreciation in this unsentimental collection of profiles of animals ``who became beloved in their own right.'' She describes Punxsutawney Phil, the ``king of Groundhog Day''; Smokey
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Paul Meisel, Illustrator HarperCollins $6.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-000622-8
Focused on the ways in which dogs and cats communicate their needs and moods, ""these approachable and informative volumes belong on the shelf of anyone who lives (or is contemplating living) with a dog or cat,"" wrote PW in a starred review....
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Paul Meisel, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $13.89 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-027969-1
These approachable and informative paper-over-board volumes belong on the shelf of anyone who lives (or is contemplating living) with a dog or cat. George (Julie of the Wolves) displays her affection for and expertise on these animals--as well as...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Daniel San Souci, Illustrator Dutton Books $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-46907-0
Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George extends the audience for My Side of the Mountain with Frightful's Daughter, a picture book starring a peregrine offspring of that novel's feathered heroine. When two of Frightful's three babies are stolen,...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Daniel San Souci, Illustrator Dutton Children's Books $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-525-47202-5
George and San Souci (Frightful's Daughter) team up again to continue the nature series George began more than four decades ago with My Side of the Mountain. Three novels and two picture books later, the story of Sam Gribley and his animal...
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Jean Craighead George, illus. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. Harper, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-053176-8
When Hunter’s grandmother asks him what she should do with the heap of stones he leaves on her porch, he replies, “What everyone does with a pile of stones.” Her answer, “Of course,” is in keeping with this gentle story’s simplicity and insight. One
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Jean Craighead George, with Luke and Twig George, illus. by Wendell Minor. HarperCollins/Tegen, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-000257-2
Penned by late Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George and adapted by her children, this picture book follows the family’s real experience of rescuing and raising a baby crow foundling they named Crowbar. Narrated by a pale redheaded child, the tale...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator HarperTrophy $5.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-06-440721-2
Keeping the focus on the wolves introduced in her Newbery-winning Julie of the Wolves, George writes ""with astounding intimacy"" and ""complete command"" of the animal world, said PW in a starred review. Ages 10-up. (Mar.)
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator , illus. by Wendell Minor. HarperCollins/Geringer $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-008201-7
In impressive harmony, Newbery Medalist George's (Julie of the Wolves
) lilting narrative and Minor's (Yankee Doodle America
) stunning paintings follow the year-long, round-trip journey of a young sandhill crane who migrates north to his...
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Jean Craighead George, illus. by Wendell Minor. Dial, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-8037-3771-6
In this inspiring companion to The Wolves Are Back and The Buffalo Are Back, Minor and the late George complete a trio of “environmental success stories that show us it is possible to preserve nature for future generations,” as Minor puts it in his...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator Katherine Tegen Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-050595-0
Third in her Outdoor Adventures series, Snowboard Twist by Jean Craighead George, illus. by Wendell Minor, finds Axel, his father and his friend/rival, Kelly, exploring the new-fallen snow of the Tetons, testing it for safety. When Kelly is nearly...
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Jean Craighead George, illus. by Wendell Minor, Dutton, $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-525-42215-0
From the creators of The Wolves Are Back, this graceful story explores how the American buffalo almost became extinct. Minor’s striking naturalistic paintings of buffalo and a dust bowl landscape mirror George’s sturdy, reflective prose: “When the...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator HarperCollins $16.95 (208p) ISBN 978-0-06-027406-1
George continues to write, with astounding intimacy, about the wolves she introduced in the Newbery-winning Julie of the Wolves. Here she focuses even more strongly on the wolves, with humans playing only bit parts in the wilderness plot. Kapu, his...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator Katherine Tegen Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-000263-3
Fire Storm by Jean Craighead George, illus. by Wendell Minor, the second book in the Outdoor Adventures series, which launched with Cliff Hanger, reads like an episode from an adventure novel. This time, Axel (once again accompanied by his dog, ...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator, Wendell Minor, Photographer HarperCollins Publishers $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-021228-5
Newbery Medalist George presents a haunting plea for the preservation of endangered ecosystems, a plea strengthened by Minor's majestic paintings. Poling a canoe through the Everglades, a man tells his five young passengers a story. Beginning with ``
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator, Wendell Minor, Author , illus. by Wendell Minor. HarperCollins $15.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-000260-2
George offers an up-close, nail-bitingly dramatic look at the sport of rock-climbing in this picture book adventure, but her unlikely plot scuttles the outing. Young Axel's dog, Grits, is stranded on a mountain ledge as a thunderstorm approaches.
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator, Wendell Minor, Author HarperCollins $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-446194-8
""This haunting plea for the preservation of endangered ecosystems [is] a particularly persuasive environmental work,"" said PW. Ages 6-9. (May)
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator, Wendell Minor, Author HarperCollins $16.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-023628-1
In precise, lyrical language George celebrates the daily activities of animals from dawn to dusk. When morning comes, ""the stork puts down his other foot./ The killdeer stretches her white-striped wings,/ and the cardinal sings,/ `Good morning, the
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Jean Craighead George, illus. by John Hendrix. Dial, $17.99 (156p) ISBN 978-0-8037-3745-7
George returns to the northern Alaska setting of her Newbery-winning Julie of the Wolves in this expansive story, which the author's children, Twig George and Craig George, completed after her 2012 death. Spanning two centuries—from 1848 to 2048—the
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Ted Rand, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $15.95 (40p) ISBN 978-0-06-028166-3
In Nutik and Amaroq Play Ball by Jean Craighead George, illus. by Ted Rand, another picture book adaptation of a scene from Julie's Wolf Pack, Nutik, the wolf pup, leads his master, Amaroq, on a mysterious mission, then home again in time for ...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Jean Craighead George, Illustrator Puffin Books $4.99 (170p) ISBN 978-0-14-034248-2
In PW 's words, ``Fans of My Side of the Mountain will be delighted to find that Sam Gribley still lives in a hollow tree with Frightful, his faithful falcon. Filled with accurate details, likeable characters and plenty of backwoods lore, this...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Jean Craighead George, Illustrator Harper Teen $6.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-06-440202-6
Lincoln must choose between his Ologok ancestry and his belief in saving the whale from extinction, in the Newbery Medalist's powerfully written novel. Ages 10-up. (Feb.)
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Jean Craighead George, Illustrator, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Foreword by Dutton Books $18.99 (258p) ISBN 978-0-525-46166-1
Like the conclusion of George's Julie of the Wolves trilogy (Julie's Wolf Pack), this third book in the cycle that began with My Side of the Mountain is told almost exclusively from the point of view of the wildlife. As the novel opens, Frightful,...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Sue Truesdell, Illustrator , illus. by Sue Truesdell; illus. by Paul Meisel. HarperTrophy $5.99 (26p) ISBN 978-0-06-000623-5
Focused on the ways in which dogs and cats communicate their needs and moods, "these approachable and informative volumes belong on the shelf of anyone who lives (or is contemplating living) with a dog or cat," wrote PW
in a starred review.
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Thomas Locker, Author, Thomas Locker, Illustrator Philomel Books $16.95 (1p) ISBN 978-0-399-22673-1
In an opening Hudson River Valley scene of trees, mountains, water and mist, the reader is told ``to climb a waterfall, go to the foot of the mountains.'' From there, an unnamed, barefoot child called ``you'' hikes up the course of a stream, through
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator Hyperion Books $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0315-6
Newbery Medalist George (Julie of the Wolves)--with Aalak, an Inupiat Eskimo as guide--takes young nature-lovers on a tour of the North in this picture-book ode to the Arctic. When Luke is born in a small Arctic town, the village leader, Aalak,...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Wendell Minor, Author, Wendell Minor, Illustrator HarperTrophy $5.99 (240p) ISBN 978-0-06-440573-7
In a starred review, PW praised the ""breathtakingly clear prose"" and ""striking observations about Eskimo culture"" in this ""nearly perfect"" sequel to the 1973 Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves. Ages 10-up. (Feb.)
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Lucia Washburn, Illustrator HarperTrophy $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443510-9
This year-long chronicle follows three wolf pups born in Alaska's alpine tundra; PW praised both the storytelling and the realistic illustrations, calling the book ""a sure bet for animal lovers."" Ages 5-9. (Oct.)
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Lucia Washburn, Illustrator HarperCollins Publishers $14.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-023641-0
This year-long chronicle follows three wolf pups born in Alaska's alpine tundra. While tracking seasonal changes in the lower 48 states, entries invite readers to ""look to the north"" to see what the wolf pups are doing simultaneously. This...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Richard Cowdrey, Illustrator HarperCollins $15.99 (144p) ISBN 978-0-06-023626-7
What kind of mother keeps bats in the refrigerator, leaves the windows open so wild crows can fly into the house and doesn't flinch at tarantulas? A mother like Newbery Medalist George (Julie of the Wolves). In this true story about the orphaned...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Gary Allen, Illustrator, Gary J. Allen, Photographer HarperCollins Publishers $15.99 (64p) ISBN 978-0-690-04767-7
It takes a few pages to catch the rhythm of naturalist George's new book, but once readers do, they'll find themselves drawn in. Set on the banks of the Orinoco River, the fictionalized tale chronicles the efforts of Tepui, an Indian boy, to help a...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, George, Author, Born, Author Hyperion Books $15.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7868-0456-6
Minor and George (Morning, Noon, and Night) team up again, this time to produce a sort of Arctic Blueberries for Sal. When a small Eskimo girl explores a huge block of ice, she befriends a polar bear cub who has wandered away from his mother. With...
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Illustrator HarperCollins $16.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-021139-4
On the shortest day of the year, a grandmother writes to her granddaughter that winter has arrived, ``brought by little hands of darkness.'' With the delivery of a startling fact, ``On June 21, while you were cooling off under the hose, winter began,
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Jean Craighead George, Author, Loretta Krupinski, Illustrator HarperCollins $6.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-06-443427-0
On the shortest day of the year, a grandmother writes to her granddaughter about winter; ``a lovely presentation of a concept worthy of learning,'' said PW. Ages 4-8. (Oct.)
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Jean Craighead George, Author, J. George, Author, Bob Marstall, Illustrator Crowell $12.95 (42p) ISBN 978-0-690-04564-2
At dawn, the electricity in the air warns buffalo of an impending storm. An eagle flies overhead; a prairie dog back flips to warn other prairie dogs about the eagle. Henry, camera in hand, wants to photograph the wildlife. Before the day is out, he
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