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  • Capturing Nature: the writings and art o... ... this is a great introduction to Audubon, using his own words to describe his background, how he got interested in birds, and a bit about how he learned to draw them so beautifully.
  • John James Audubon: Writings and Drawing... ... this is a great companion to the above children's version; here you have the actual writings (misspellings and all) of Mr. Audubon, including his journals for going up and down the rivers and his ornithological directory (with amazingly personal notes about each bird) and his letters and notes about drawing birds. This is a great addition to our study as we can do copywork from here and really get to know Audubon!
  • John James Audubon: Wildlife Artist by P... ... this is a great chapter biography about Audubon, illustrated throughout with Audubon's own prints/paintings of birds. The author, Peter Anderson, does a great job of explaining in accessible language...
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