I read Jean Craighead George’s My Side of the Mountain at just the right time in my life—young enough to believe that I could live in the woods like Sam and old enough to try some of the living-off-the-land strategies he used (while I still lived comfortably at home). Her writing and illustrations taught me while transporting me to another place and I’ve also learned from and enjoyed her other books.
She has been awarded the 2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science Books and Films Lifetime Achievement Award. Adults and older children will enjoy listening to a podcast interview with Jean Craighead George on the AAAS’s Book Talks.
Peggy
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I love My Side of the Mountain. I’ ve read it three times.
Thanks for making me a book star Jean Craighead George!
Please send me pictures from inside the book, particularly the one at the beginning when Sam spreads out his arms at winter and its all white around him.
The illustration in the post was from the publisher’s or author’s websites, and they own the copyright to all the illustrations. You can probably find an inexpensive copy of the book at a used book store–well worth owning!
Peggy