Pub Date: August 2, 1997
Dewey: B
LCCN: 95054151
Lexile Code: 0830
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 6.78" L x 4.44" W ( 0.23 lbs) 134 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Science & Technology | Literary | Animals | Pets | Science & Nature | Zoology | Humor | General | Women | Zoos | Girls & Women | History | Family | General (see also headings under Social Topics)
Description: Acclaimed author-naturalist Jean Craighead George shares her true adventures living with a variety of wild animals--including a mischievous crow, a duck with an arrest record, and a Houdini-like boa constrictor.
Brief description:
Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. Born into a family of famous naturalists, Jean spent her entire career writing books that celebrated the natural world.
Review Quotes:
"A one of-a-kind lesson in living with nature. Endearingly told." - Publishers Weekly
"Narrated with humor and warmth." - Kirkus Reviews
"These brief, amusing vignettes make wonderful read-alouds to share with the whole family." - School Library Journal