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Author
Language
English
Description
While Doug struggles to be more than the thug that his teachers and the police think him to be, he finds an unlikely ally in Lil Spicer, as they explore Audubon's art.
Author
Publisher
North Point
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
In the century and a half since Audubon's death, his name has become synonymous with wildlife conservation and natural history. But few people know what a complicated figure he was--or the dramatic story behind The Birds of America.
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Formats
Description
This fascinating picture book biography from beloved author of the Lemonade War series Jacqueline Davies and Caldecott honor–winning illustrator Melissa Sweet chronicles the life of scientist John James Audubon, who pioneered a technique essential to our understanding of birds thanks to his lifelong love for the species.
If there was one thing James loved to do more than anything else, it was to be in the great outdoors watching...
If there was one thing James loved to do more than anything else, it was to be in the great outdoors watching...
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"John James Audubon's passion for birds inspired a national movement to protect birds and their habitats. As a child, John would often skip school to roam the countryside. He collected bird nests, unique stones, bits of moss, and other items of interest and developed his talent for creating dramatic bird portraits and skills for observing them in the wild. Using his abilities as an acute observer, skilled writer, and exceptional artist, Audubon wrote...
Author
Publisher
Nobrow Ltd
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
At the start of the 19th century, John James Audubon embarked upon an epic ornithological quest across America with nothing but his artist's materials, an assistant and a gun. Driving him on through terrible storms, encounters with ferocious bears and dangerous people, Audubon's all-consuming passion for birds came to define his entire life - but what would the world make of his expressive and distinctly unscientific illustrations upon return?
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
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Description
John James Audubon came to America as a dapper eighteen-year-old eager to make his fortune. He had a talent for drawing and an interest in birds, and he would spend the next thirty-five years traveling to the remotest regions of his new countryoften alone and on footto render his avian subjects on paper. The works of art he created gave the world its idea of America. They gave America its idea of itself. Here Richard Rhodes vividly...
Series
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
John James Audubon's story is dramatic and surprising. He was not born in America, but saw more of the North American continent than virtually anyone alive. His growing apprehension about the destruction of nature became his prophecy. As an artist and naturalist his achievements were monumental. John James Audubon: Drawn from Nature creates a meaningful portrait of Art and Science in the first decades of the 19th century.
Series
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
Tom Bodett visits New Orleans and the Natchez Trace which was the second leg of the riverboat-men's journey home to Nashville.
The River Road: Tom revisits the favorite New Orleans vice dens of the rowdy boatmen and wades through the alligator-infested swamps crossed by the River Road. Along the way, he stops at gracious antebellum mansions, old plantations, and the home of John J. Audubon, the famous painter of America's birds.
The Natchez Trace:...
16) Okay for now
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
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