Synopsis
Under the winter moon:Survive an icy night under a December moon with a song sparrow stalked by a midnight predator in Ohio's suburban meadowland.
Navigate through underground passageways with a mole in the chilly darkness of December and January beneath the Great Plains of Kansas.
Experience January moonlit courtship with a hooting horned owl in the forests of the Catskill Mountains.
Prepare for hibernation with a female bear as February's ice crystals replace the dew in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
In this series, acclaimed naturalist and Newbery Medal -- winning author Jean Craighead George takes readers on a wondrous journey through each season of the year as she captures the lives of thirteen different North American animals in their natural habitats.
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About Jean Craighead George
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Jean Craighead George
Born 1919
Jean Craighead was born in Washington. Her parents and extended family were naturalists, and she spent weekends during her childhood camping out in the woods, studying nature, foraging, and fishing. Her first pet was a turkey vulture. In 1940, George graduated from Pennsylvania State University with degrees in both English and Science. She became a reporter for The Washington Post and was a member of the White House Press Corps. In 1944 she married John Lothur George, and began writing novels with him which she illustrated. She divorced in 1963. In 1960 she received a Newbery Honor for *My Side of the Mountain*. In 1969, she went to work for *Readers Digest* as a writer and editor. She has written over 100 books.
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