Jean Craighead George was een auteur wiens werken de natuur en de intrinsieke verbinding ervan met de menselijke ervaring diepgaand verkenden. Gedreven door een diepe liefde voor de natuur en haar schepselen, verweefde ze levendige portretten van de wildernis in haar verhalen. Haar schrijven duikt vaak in thema's van milieubeheer en de ingewikkelde relaties tussen mensen en de natuur, en biedt lezers boeiende inzichten in ecologische kwesties. Door haar gedenkwaardige personages en meeslepende verhalen bracht George de schoonheid en kwetsbaarheid van de natuurlijke wereld tot leven voor haar publiek.
In 1959, Jean Craighead George's My Side of the Mountain, a coming-of-age tale about a boy and his falcon, won a Newbery Honor and has captivated readers for decades. The subsequent books, On the Far Side of the Mountain and Frightful's Mountain, are now collected in a deluxe volume for both longtime fans and newcomers.
Sam is joined in the Catskill Mountains by his younger sister, Alice, who is quietly living in a tree house of her own. Their peaceful life is shattered when a conservation officer confiscates Sam's falcon, Frightful, and Alice suddenly vanishes. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
A baby boy is given an Inupiat name to go with his English one and grows up learning the traditional ways of the Eskimo people living in the Arctic.
Newbery Award Honor book, ALA Notable book, Hans Christian Award book.
When Julie returns to her father's Eskimo village, she struggles to find a way to save her beloved wolves in a changing Arctic world and she falls in love with a young Siberian man.
The acclaimed final book in the trilogy that begins with the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves In this exciting adventure about the wolf pack that saved the life of a young girl when she was lost on the tundra, Julie has returned to her family, but her wolf pack has a story all its own. Fearless but inexperienced Kapu is now the new leader of the pack. He must protect his wolves from the threats of famine and disease and, at the same time, defend himself from bitter rivals, both inside and outside the pack, who are waiting for their chance to overthrow him. The strength of Kapu's leadership will determine not just the well-being of the pack but its very survival. Jean Craighead George's research and first-hand observation form this engrossing epic tale that's sure to draw readers into the fascinating world of wolves. Don't miss any of the books in Jean Craighead George's groundbreaking series: Julie of the Wolves, Julie, and Julie's Wolf Pack.
A child rescues a young crow that has fallen out of his nest during a storm, then tries to prove to Sis that Crowbar is a very smart bird.
While caring for a baby crow, Mandy begins to look at her family and herself in a different light.
A collection of autobiographical stories about raising a houseful of children and wild pets including crows, skunks, and raccoons.
While running away from home and an unwanted marriage, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl becomes lost on the North Slope of Alaska and is befriended by a wolf pack.
