Galapagos George

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Author:

George, Jean Craighead

Illustrator:

Minor, Wendell

ISBN:

978-0-06-028793-1

Publication Date:

Apr 2014

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $16.99

Book Description:

This is the story of the famous Lonesome George, a giant tortoise who was the last of his species, lived to be one hundred years old, and became known as the rarest creature in the world. His story gives us a glimpse of the amazing creatures inhabiting the ever-fascinating Galápagos Islands.

Renowned naturalist and bestselling author of the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves and the critically acclaimed Everglades Jean Craighead George once again introduces children to...
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Book Details

Pages:	40
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Turtles & Tortoises
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	10 x 10 x 0.25 Inches
Book Weight:	0.92 Pounds

Author Biography

George, Jean Craighead (Author)

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 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.

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