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The 13 Moons
The Moon of the Fox Pups
Describes the experiences of five fox pups during the month of June in the farmland of Pennsylvania.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published April 1, 1992
About the author
Jean Craighead George
200 books1,569 followersJean 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."
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."
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October 21, 2018
Life cycles of small animals in June. Sweet growing time.
August 19, 2019
Enchanting, living story that follows the growing up month and cycle of the moon of fox puppies and the various Forest animals that they come in contact with.
June 8, 2024
This is a must read every June.
January 14, 2026
Gentle book, explaining the lives of foxes, would be great for young readers.
November 12, 2024
This title is one of a series of “moon” books by a well known author and naturalist, Jean Craighead George
from the 1960s. This title was copyright in 1969 and in a very beautiful peaceful prose George tells us about the birth of fox pups and how the dog fox and vixen care for them, teach them to hunt and to encounter other species in their nighttime explorations. George also includes a one page preface about the thirteen moons that occur each year and is the way Native Americans count time. Our culture counts time by using the sun. Norman Adams is the illustrator providing ten full page what appear to be oil paintings of the foxes which are exquisite. The book jacket states he was a wildlife artist and much of his work appeared in popular wildlife magazines.
Definitely an oldie, but still has life as it made me feel I was there in the woods observing the foxes.
from the 1960s. This title was copyright in 1969 and in a very beautiful peaceful prose George tells us about the birth of fox pups and how the dog fox and vixen care for them, teach them to hunt and to encounter other species in their nighttime explorations. George also includes a one page preface about the thirteen moons that occur each year and is the way Native Americans count time. Our culture counts time by using the sun. Norman Adams is the illustrator providing ten full page what appear to be oil paintings of the foxes which are exquisite. The book jacket states he was a wildlife artist and much of his work appeared in popular wildlife magazines.
Definitely an oldie, but still has life as it made me feel I was there in the woods observing the foxes.
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