22 May, 2012

Jean Craighead George — The Horn Book

Posted by: Robert In: children|library

“Author and naturalist Jean Craighead George, a pioneer in nature writing for children, died on May 15, 2012, in Mount Kisco, New York, at the age of ninety-two. She authored over one hundred fiction and nonfiction children’s books, including the classic wilderness adventure novels My Side of the Mountain (a 1960 Newbery Honor book) and Julie of the Wolves (the 1973 Newbery Medal winner). ”

via Jean Craighead George — The Horn Book.

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