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360 pp.
| Clarion
| April, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-15260-8$16.99
(2)
YA
In this stand-alone story set in 1968, bad-boy Doug Swieteck (The Wednesday Wars) moves upstate with his family after his father's temper gets him fired. What "boring" Marysville, New York, offers Doug is something unexpected: kindness and a future. Captivated by a book of Audubon bird prints, he discovers a talent for art. Doug's story emerges through the character's distinctive voice.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2011
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4-6
After being kicked out of her home then chased by the plantation cat, mouse Celeste runs across the path of John Audubon's assistant Joseph Mason. When Mason rescues Celeste, the two form a friendship, and Celeste discovers a world she never realized was right beyond her mouse hole. Cole's combination of accessible text and detailed illustrations works well to tell the story.
32 pp.
| Houghton
| September, 2004
|
TradeISBN 0-618-24343-7$15.00
(2)
K-3
Illustrated by
Melissa Sweet.
Audubon, the famous ornithological painter, was also distinguished for scientific curiosity, as dramatized in this slightly fictionalized account from his young adulthood. Sweet's relaxed watercolor style and skillful incorporation of collage, plus a lively narration that illuminates Audubon's passion for observation and sets his pivotal insight into context, make this appealing vignette a fine introduction to his work. Bib.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2004
40 pp.
| Abrams
| April, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-8109-4238-0$$17.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Jos. A. Smith.
Focusing on an eight-year period in Audubon's life, this book underscores his passion for painting detailed, life-size bird portraits. The text creates excitement in some extraordinary moments, such as Audubon's watching trumpeter swans scare away predatory wolves. Smith's illustrations extend the narrative, as when they show Audubon inside a hollow sycamore tree with roosting swifts or painting enthusiastically with both hands.