Biography

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.

Books by Jean Craighead George

Julie y los lobos
Julie y los lobos
2017
Kurtlarin Kizi Julie
Kurtlarin Kizi Julie
2015
On the Far Side of the Mountai
On the Far Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (Hardcover)
2013
Bubo, the Great Horned Owl
Bubo, the Great Horned Owl
2011
Summer of the Falcon
Summer of the Falcon
2011
Julie des Loups (Classiques &
Julie des Loups (Classiques & Prescrits, 91) (French Edition)
2008
Talking Earth
Talking Earth
2008
My Side of the Mountain/On the
My Side of the Mountain/On the Far Side of the Mountain - 2 book set
2004
Tree Castle Island
Tree Castle Island
2003
A Wolf Pup Named Nutik
A Wolf Pup Named Nutik
2001
Look to the North
Look to the North
1999
Julie's Wolf Pack
Julie's Wolf Pack
1998
Look to the north : a wolf pup diary
Look to the north : a wolf pup diary
1998
There's an Owl in the Shower
There's an Owl in the Shower
1997
Mi Rincon en la Montana
Mi Rincon en la Montana
1996
The Fire Bug Connection
The Fire Bug Connection
1995
Julie van de Wolven
Julie van de Wolven
1994
Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo
Missing 'Gator of Gumbo Limbo
1993
Water Sky
Water Sky
1989
Julie of the Woods
Julie of the Woods
1985
One Day in the Alpine Tundra
One Day in the Alpine Tundra
1984
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Cr
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (1972-11-30)
1972
All Upon a Stone
All Upon a Stone
1971
The moon of the alligators (He
The moon of the alligators (Her The thirteen moons)
1969
The moon of the deer
The moon of the deer
1969
The moon of the gray wolves
The moon of the gray wolves
1969
The moon of the moles (Her The
The moon of the moles (Her The thirteen moons)
1969
The moon of the winter bird (T
The moon of the winter bird (The Thirteen moons)
1969
Coyote in Manhattan
Coyote in Manhattan
1968
The moon of the fox pups
The moon of the fox pups
1968
The moon of the monarch butter
The moon of the monarch butterflies (Her The thirteen moons)
1968
The Moon of the Wild Pigs (The
The Moon of the Wild Pigs (The Thirteen Moons series)
1968
the summer of the falcon
the summer of the falcon
1962
Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here b
Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here by Jean Craighead George (2009, Paperback, Reprint)
The Firebug Connection
The Firebug Connection
There's an Owl in the Shower b
There's an Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George (2009, Paperback, Reprint)