George’s books, “Julie of the Wolves” possesses all the ruggedness of “The Call of the Wild” and other turn-of-the-century works by Jack London. “Julie of the Wolves,” a novel about a 13-year-old Eskimo runaway who is welcomed by a wolf pack in the Alaskan tundra, received the 1973 Newbery Medal for the “most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.” Her novels and picture books - more than 100 - have sold millions of copies. She often credited her frequent childhood expeditions along the Potomac River with inspiring her lifelong love of the wild. George had lived for the past five decades in a cedar-shingle house in the woods of Chappaqua, N.Y. The cause was congestive heart failure, said her son Luke George.Ī Washington native, Ms. Jean Craighead George, a children’s author widely regarded as one of the premier American nature writers for young readers, died May 15 at a hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
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