Jean Craighead George wrote children's fiction about wilderness, animals and young people learning to survive with close attention to the natural world. My Side of the Mountain follows Sam Gribley after he leaves New York City to live independently in the Catskill Mountains, building a shelter and learning to find food with help from a trained falcon. Julie of the Wolves follows an Inuit girl surviving on the Alaskan tundra and observing a wolf pack while trying to decide where she belongs. George's prose is accessible, practical and nature-focused, with animal behaviour and survival skills central. Her work fits middle-grade wilderness adventure, animal fiction and environmental children's literature. My Side of the Mountain is the clearest starting point for readers interested in self-reliance and practical wilderness detail, while Julie of the Wolves places animal observation and cultural identity more centrally within a harsher Arctic survival story. Read more Less
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