Summer Moon

Seasons of the Moon #4

by Jean Craighead George

Listen to a fox pup's first lap of rushing water, before he grows up and learns his place in life. Follow a two-month-old peccary -- a mere piglet who braves the heat and the challenges of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona to find his mother. Watch as a young mountain lion in Washington becomes a father to orphans -- and finally finds a mate. 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.

Genres: Nonfiction, Animals

112 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2002

About the author

Jean Craighead George wrote over eighty popular books for young adults, including the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor book My Side of the Mountain. Most of her books deal with topics related to the environment and the natural world. While she mostly wrote children's fiction, she also wrote at least two guides to cooking with wild foods, and an autobiography, Journey Inward.

The mother of three children, (Twig C. George, Craig, and T. Luke George) Jean George was a grandmother who joyfully read to her grandchildren since the time they were born. Over the years Jean George kept one hundred and seventy-three pets, not including dogs and cats, in her home in Chappaqua, New York. "Most of these wild animals depart in autumn when the sun changes their behaviour and they feel the urge to migrate or go off alone. While they are with us, however, they become characters in my books, articles, and stories."

Reviews

[Ellaura Shoop]

A little short without much dialog but very educational and a great read for school children!

[Cat_on_skates]

I love this concise narrative nature series. This volume is one of my favorites as it includes the short story describing interesting cat family interactions and behavior.

[Cheryl]

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and, did Parnall's art get collected?
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Peter Parnall's art is not included here. Several nice paintings by different artists are, however.
But the book itself didn't grab my attention. I could edit the description, but I don't believe it's worth my efforts.