Jean Craighead George è stata un'autrice le cui opere hanno esplorato profondamente il tessuto del mondo naturale e la sua intrinseca connessione con l'esperienza umana. Spinta da un profondo amore per la natura e le sue creature, ha infuso nelle sue narrazioni vivide rappresentazioni della natura selvaggia. La sua scrittura si addentra frequentemente in temi di gestione ambientale e nelle intricate relazioni tra le persone e la natura, offrendo ai lettori spunti avvincenti sulle preoccupazioni ecologiche. Attraverso i suoi memorabili personaggi e la sua avvincente narrazione, George ha dato vita alla bellezza e alla fragilità del mondo naturale per il suo pubblico.
Un giallo ecologico per scoprire le vere cause di una morte misteriosa
Il sindaco di una cittadina americana si illude di vivere in un'oasi beata, senza inquinamento: ma gli aprirà gli occhi Tony che, indagando sulla morte improvvisa di un pettirosso, farà incredibili scoperte.
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.
