Jean Craighead George By: Charissa P. Illinois, Age 11 Jean Craighead George Do you like adventures and animals? Then youll adore Jean Craighead George. Jean Craighead grew up in a nature loving family in Washington D.C. She was born on July 2, 1919. She has many nature expernices. She learned everything from making their own fishhooks out of twigs to training falcons. She is the mother of three children Craig, Luke, and Twig. Craig is a biologist who studies bowhead whales. Luke teaches at Humboldt State University in California. Twig is an author. Jean Craighead George now lives in Chappaqua New York. Jean Craighead George writes books about her glorious life. She writes about her days in the forest and her childhood. She goes to places meets the people, animals, landscape, and the weather. Then she goes back and writes her books.