Boy Who Drew Birds: A Story of John James Audubon / Jacqueline Davies; Illustrat

Description: Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies, Melissa Sweet John James Audubon was a boy who loved the outdoors and believed in studying birds in nature, not just from books. Capturing the early passion of Americas greatest painter of birds, this story will leave young readers listening intently for the calls of birds large and small near their own homes. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher 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 Americas greatest painter of birds, this story will leave young readers listening intently for the call of birds large and small near their own homes. AWARDS 2005 -- Boston Authors Club Special Recognition 2005 -- NSTA-CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book 2004 -- NY Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading AUTHOR Jacqueline Davies is the talented author of two novels, as well as picture books. Melissa Sweet is the illustrator of many fine childrens books. Reviewers have described her unique mixed-media illustrations as "exuberant," "outstanding," and "a creative delight." For more information about the author and her work, AGES 5-8 years / Kinder - 3rd class Author Biography Jacqueline Davies is the bestselling author of the Lemonade War series, which has inspired young readers across the world to raise money for charitable causes. She is also the award-winning author of the Sydney and Taylor series, illustrated by Deborah Hocking, and Bubbles . . . UP!, illustrated by Sonia Sánchez, which was selected as an ALA Booklist Editors Choice and was distinguished as a book of outstanding merit on Bank Street Colleges Best Books of the Year list. sa Sweet is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of many fine childrens 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. Review This winsomely imagined account of an episode when Audubon was 18 years old joins the flocks of commemorative works. Sweets illustrations soar.Kirkus Reviews, Starred Davies related her story with immediacy, evoking Audobons keen curiosity and the lure of the outdoors as she describes his gradual discovery of some important facts about bird migrations.Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books This handsome book makes a beguiling introduction to the painter.Booklist, ALA Sweets relaxed watercolor style and skillful incorporation of collage, plus a lively narration that illuminates Audobons passion for observation and sets his pivotal insight into context, make this appealing vignette a fine introduction to his work.Horn Book -- Kirkus US Review This winsomely imagined account of an episode when Audubon was 18 years old joins the flocks of commemorative works. Sent to the US to learn business, the young man happened upon a mated pair of pewee flycatchers; these he made an object of exclusive study, sketching and painting of course, but also banding the fledglings with silver thread to discover whether they would return after their winter migration-the first such experiment done in North America. Daviess narration, though bolstered by an authors note and bibliography, blends fiction into fact, recreating dialogue and Audubons own internal thoughts with no specific reference to written sources. This significant weakness is balanced by the tight, appealing focus on a lonely, bird-obsessed young man whose perfectionism led him to burn his artwork every year and who burned to demystify the migratory habits of small birds. Sweets illustrations soar, incorporating mixed-media collage into her line-and-watercolor paintings in a gloriously eclectic melange that evokes both the time and Audubons scientific enthusiasms. A solid offering that, were it more completely sourced, would be nothing short of tremendous. (Picture book/nonfiction. 6-9) (Kirkus Reviews) Prizes Short-listed for Young Hoosier Book Award (Intermediate) 2008 Review Quote This winsomely imagined account of an episode when Audubon was 18 years old joins the flocks of commemorative works. Sweets illustrations soar. Kirkus Reviews, Starred Davies related her story with immediacy, evoking Audobons keen curiosity and the lure of the outdoors as she describes his gradual discovery of some important facts about bird migrations. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books This handsome book makes a beguiling introduction to the painter. Booklist, ALA Sweets relaxed watercolor style and skillful incorporation of collage, plus a lively narration that illuminates Audobons passion for observation and sets his pivotal insight into context, make this appealing vignette a fine introduction to his work. Horn Book Details ISBN0618243437 Author Melissa Sweet Short Title BOY WHO DREW BIRDS Pages 32 Language English Illustrator Melissa Sweet ISBN-10 0618243437 ISBN-13 9780618243433 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 598.092 Year 2004 Edition 1st Imprint Houghton Mifflin Subtitle A Story of John James Audubon / Jacqueline Davies; Illustrated by Melissa Sweet Place of Publication Boston Country of Publication United States Residence Boston, MA, US Birth 1962 DOI 10.1604/9780618243433 AU Release Date 2004-09-27 NZ Release Date 2004-09-27 US Release Date 2004-09-27 UK Release Date 2004-09-27 Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc Publication Date 2004-09-27 Audience Children / Juvenile Imprint US Clarion Books Publisher US HarperCollins Audience Age 4-7 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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