Jean Craighead George (1919–2012)
Autor von My Side of the Mountain
Über den Autor
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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen
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Exploring Adventure Fiction: Wonderful Wizard of Oz/On the Far Side of the Mountain (1992) 21 Exemplare
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My Side Of The Mountain Experiencing Literature in the Classroom Teaching Guide Lesson Plans (1990) 2 Exemplare
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Scylla the Humpback Whale 1 Exemplar
Marvels & Mysteries of Our Aminal World 1 Exemplar
Journeys 1 Exemplar
Geschichte der Antike in Stichworten 1 Exemplar
The Gorilla Gang 1 Exemplar
ONE DAY IN THE ALPINE TUNDRA 1 Exemplar
Reading Guide to My Side of the Mountain 1 Exemplar
ONE DAY IN THE DESERT 1 Exemplar
Stimme Aus Den Grossen Sümpfen 1 Exemplar
Der Ruf des weißen Wals. ( Ab 12 J.). 1 Exemplar
One Day on the Prairie 1 Exemplar
La casa nell'albero 1 Exemplar
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morning, noon, and night 1 Exemplar
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A Newbery Zoo: A dozen animal stories by Newbery Award-winning authors (1995) — Mitwirkender — 32 Exemplare
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- George, Jean Carolyn Craighead
- Geburtstag
- 1919-07-02
- Todestag
- 2012-05-15
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Sterbeort
- Valhalla, New York, USA
- Todesursache
- congestive heart failure
- Wohnorte
- Chappaqua, New York, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Poughkeepsie, New York, USA - Ausbildung
- Pennsylvania State University (BA|1941)
- Berufe
- journalist
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children's book author - Beziehungen
- George, Twig C. (daughter)
George, John L. (spouse)
George, Craig (son) - Organisationen
- Washington Post
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- Newbery Honor Medal 1960
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Regina Medal (2003)
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