The Boy Who Drew Birds

A Story of John James Audubon

by Jacqueline Davies

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. 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 near their own homes.

READING LEVEL: Intermediate and Advanced (4th through 8th grade)
32 Pages