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The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets

True-Life Stories to Read Aloud

The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets( )
Author: George, Jean Craighead
Illustrator: Cowdrey, Richard
ISBN:978-0-06-446201-3
Publication Date:Jul 2019
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:HarperCollins
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $9.99
Book Description:

Humorous, heart-warming, and just plain entertaining, these stories by Newbery Medalist Jean Craighead George recall what life was like as she raised three children and 173 wild pets. On any given day there might be a bat in the refrigerator, an owl in the shower, or a crow at the kitchen table. Jean Craighead George's respect for nature and its many creatures is evident in all of her writing. Here, she offers a personal, firsthand account of the many animals that made their way into...
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Book Details
Pages:144
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Pets
Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.12 x 7.62 x 0.29 Inches
Book Weight:0.22 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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