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