The boy who drew birds a story of John James Audubon / by Jacqueline Davies ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet
As a boy, John James Audubon loved to watch birds. In 1804, at the age of eighteen, he moved from his home in France to Pennsylvania. There he took a particular interest in peewee flycatchers. While observing these birds, John James became determined to answer a pair of two-thousand-year-old questio...
| Main Author: | Davies, Jacqueline, 1962- |
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| Other Authors: | Sweet, Melissa, 1956- (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Co.,
2004.
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
As a boy, John James Audubon loved to watch birds. In 1804, at the age of eighteen, he moved from his home in France to Pennsylvania. There he took a particular interest in peewee flycatchers. While observing these birds, John James became determined to answer a pair of two-thousand-year-old questions: Where do small birds go in the winter, and do they return to the same nest in the spring? |
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| Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill., col. map ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
0618243437 |
| Author Notes: |
Melissa Sweet is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of many fine children's books including Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White , winner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus award, Balloons Over Broadway , a Sibert winner, and The Right Word and A River of Words , both Caldecott Honors. Reviewers have described her unique mixed-media illustrations as exuberant," "outstanding," and "a creative delight." Melissa lives on the beautiful coast of Maine. In addition to writing and painting, she enjoys gardening, hiking, biking, and cross-country skiing. For more information about the author and her work, visit her online at melissasweet.net. Jacqueline Davies is the talented writer of several novels and picture books, including The Lemonade War series, the Sydney & Taylor series, and The Boy Who Drew Birds. Ms. Davies lives in Needham, Massachusetts, with her family. www.jacquelinedavies.net " |