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| The Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 (Awards)) | 
| Author: Jacqueline Davies
Creator: Melissa Sweet
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Category: Book
List Price: $16.00
Buy New: $9.12
You Save: $6.88 (43%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 242676
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 32
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.4 x 0.3
ISBN: 0618243437
Dewey Decimal Number: 598.092
UPC: 046442243438
EAN: 9780618243433
ASIN: 0618243437
Publication Date: September 27, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Unmarked, Brand New, Gift Quality, Guaranteed
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Product Description
John James Audubon was a boy who loved the out-of-doors more than the in. He was a boy who believed in studying birds in nature, not just from books. And, in the fall of 1804, he was a boy determined to learn if the small birds nesting near his Pennsylvania home really would return the following spring. This book reveals how the youthful Audubon pioneered a technique essential to our understanding of birds. Capturing the early passion of America's greatest painter of birds, this story will leave young readers listening intently for the call of birds large and small near their own homes.
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A Year LAter We're Still Reading This November 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased this book close to a year ago for my son's 8th birthday. He loved it, and he continues to regularly read the book. Also, he has developed an interest in birds and birdwatching. This was a great purchase and I recommend it. Now I am shopping for his 9th birthday and am looking for aome Audubon prints for him.
Breathtaking! March 18, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
My 5 children,ranging in age from 3-11 years,were absolutely captivated by this book. The author tells the story of a young John James Audubon and the illustrator brings the story alive thru rich mediums. This book is a perfect stepping stone to a variety of unit studies.
A survey of his pioneering observational techniques January 3, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
John James Audubon loved nature and the outdoors as a child, and was determined to study birds in the wild rather than from books even as early as 1804. Jacqueline Davies' lively story of his youth and pioneering attitude will reach grades 3-6 with an excellent survey of his pioneering observational techniques. Drawings by Melissa Sweet provide lovely accompaniment to the story of the naturalist's early years.
Bird Lovers Take Note! December 17, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I loved reading this beautiful book with my nieces and nephew. There's so much to look at in the illustrations, and the writing flows naturally like the countryside Audubon explored. Children will be inspired to conduct their own investigations in the outside world after reading this. Each time you read this book, you find new things to look at and words to enjoy.
An Exquisite Marriage of Art and Text December 16, 2004
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Like a bird's song, the lyrical text by Jacqueline Davies is both simple and rich with undertones--the repetition of pattern, the careful selection of noun and verb, the staccato rhythm interspersed with longer musical lines. Paired with the exquisite collage art of Melissa Sweet, it is a perfect marriage. Children will love to pour over the tiny details in the illustrations. Teachers will revel in the biographical details of the text. All readers will come away with a feeling of enormous admiration for John James Audubon, whose passion gave the world so much knowledge and beauty.
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