The Educational Paperback Association
2003 Jeremiah Ludington Memorial Award
presented to
Jean Craighead George
January 28, 2004
EPA Annual Meeting
Miami Beach, Florida

As Naturalist
For her life-long love of the natural world and its animal kingdom.
For understanding that the mysteries of wilderness are revealed slowly and only to those investigating with patience and respect.

As Mentor
For her commitment to sharing her discoveries of life's wonders and vulnerabilities from the watery Everglades to the frosty tundra.

As Author
For faithfully immersing herself in the landscapes of her fiction in the pursuit of truth.
For using the tool of writing to coax a greater appreciation of our fragile environment and its inhabitants.