Water Sky

by Jean Craighead George

Overview

While in Alaska searching for his uncle, a young boy joins an Eskimo whaling crew and learns the importance of whaling to the Eskimo culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064402026
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	02/28/1989
Series:	A Trophy Bk.
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	432,971
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.62(h) x 0.44(d)
Lexile:	730L (what's this?)
Age Range:	13 - 14 Years

About the Author

Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. She continued to write acclaimed picture books that celebrate the natural world. Her other books with Wendell Minor include The Wolves Are Back; Luck; Everglades; Arctic Son; Morning, Noon, and Night; and Galapagos George.

Jean Craighead George wrote over one hundred books for children and young adults. Her novel Julie of the Wolves won the Newbery Medal in 1973, and she received a 1960 Newbery Honor for My Side of the Mountain. She continued to write acclaimed picture books that celebrate the natural world. Her other books with Wendell Minor include The Wolves Are Back; Luck; Everglades; Arctic Son; Morning, Noon, and Night; and Galapagos George.