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Jean Craighead George
American
Writer
Born:
Jul 2
,
1919
Died:
May 15
,
2012
Animals
Become
Love
Will
World
Writing
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A falcon is the perfect hunter.
Jean Craighead George
Hunter
Perfect
Falcon
I have a perfect life where I read; I go out into the wilderness and camp. I meet scientists and learn about their studies of wild animals, and then I come home... and start creating the world I have seen.
Jean Craighead George
Life
Home
World
Seen
Animals
Wild
Wild Animals
Meet
Wilderness
Out
About
Perfect
Perfect Life
Studies
Come
Learn
Read
Scientists
Go
Camp
Where
Then
Creating
Start
Doing interesting things and then writing about them is the best way to become a good writer.
Jean Craighead George
Best
Good
Writing
Become
Way
Best Way
About
Writer
Good Writer
Doing
Interesting
Them
Interesting Things
Then
Things
By the time I got to kindergarten, I was surprised to find out I was the only kid with a turkey vulture.
Jean Craighead George
Time
Kid
Out
Kindergarten
Find
Only
Vulture
Got
Surprised
Turkey
By The Time
Children will often write, 'We love your books because there are no adults in them.'
Jean Craighead George
Love
Will
Books
Write
Adult
Because
Often
Children
Them
Your
Oh, those golden-yellow eyes of the wolf! You can feel yourself being pulled in. I knew I had been accepted - and that I had spoken to another species.
Jean Craighead George
You
Eyes
Yourself
Wolf
Those
Had
Knew
Spoken
Feel
Another
Accepted
Been
Oh
Being
Species
Pulled
Never before had I been offered a contract and advance before a word had been written... I went home and began writing 'Julie of the Wolves.'
Jean Craighead George
Home
Writing
Word
Before
Never
Had
Advance
Written
Been
Wolves
Julie
Contract
Began
Offered
I have discovered I cannot dream up characters as incredible as the ones I meet in the wilderness.
Jean Craighead George
Incredible
Meet
Wilderness
Characters
Dream
Discovered
Up
Cannot
Every day, I get e-mails from kids who want a tree - a world away from the adult world.
Jean Craighead George
Day
Every Day
World
Every
Tree
Kids
Adult
Get
Want
Who
Away
I met senators, diplomats and the President of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Jean Craighead George
Met
President
States
Franklin
Diplomats
Senators
Roosevelt
United
United States
I kept on writing and illustrating, for this is what I did well because I loved it.
Jean Craighead George
Writing
Well
Because
Did
Loved
Illustrating
Kept
I hope that the message I conveyed in 'Julie of the Wolves' is to tell young people to think things out. Think independently.
Jean Craighead George
Hope
People
Young
Think
Out
Tell
Independently
Message
Wolves
Julie
Young People
Conveyed
Things
My writing process is a mix of research, personal experiences, washing the dishes, raising kids while thinking - then writing.
Jean Craighead George
Writing
Research
Thinking
Kids
Writing Process
Mix
Personal
Personal Experiences
Experiences
Dishes
Process
While
Then
Washing
Raising
I hope my books empower kids, and that they learn how to work out their problems themselves.
Jean Craighead George
Work
Hope
Problems
Books
Kids
Out
Empower
Learn
How
Work Out
Themselves
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