The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies

There he started his lifework of drawing birds. The storekeeper was John James Audubon, who was to become the most famous of all artists who ever studied birds….Īudubon came to the United States to look after his father’s farm near Philadelphia. The handsome young storekeeper studied Wilson’s drawings (although he did not buy the book) and then showed Wilson a large collection of his own drawings of birds, drawings far more lifelike than Wilson’s. Three years before his death, strode into a little store in the frontier village of Louisville, Kentucky, hoping to find a subscriber for his Ornithology. More about John James Audubon from the Book of Knowledge:.

Why do you think the author included so many incidents relating to Audubon’s lifestyle while learning about birds?.(Hint: For example, perseverance - “But he did not give up.”) After reading the stories, describe one aspect of Audubon’s character and relate incidents that show that aspect of his character.Learn more about the panther that Audubon likely chased.Enjoy looking at Birds of America, the book that contains the pictures the birds Audubon spent so much time drawing (scroll down).Do you think he was better at drawing portraits or birds? Which did he spend the most time doing? View a few of Audubon’s portraits, including one of Daniel Boone.Blow your own egg and decorate, using an egg from your refrigerator.

Choose your favorite bird and, using some of the resources below, draw your own picture of it. You’ll find many resources in our Audubon unit study.

Audubon “knew more about the birds of this country than any man had ever known before.” Become a “bird man” yourself! Learn about the birds in your country, or at least those close to home.

He was raised and educated in France, changing his name to John James when he immigrated to the United States at the age of 18.

Dominigue (now Haiti) and named Jean-Jacques Audubon.

Please note: For many years there was a bit of a mystery about Audubon’s birth, and the book incorrectly says that Audubon was born in Louisiana.

Les Cayes, Haiti (where Audubon was born).

Map the following (you’ll find mapping resources below):.

The Boy Who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies