Audubon

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Summary: A very nice biography of Audubon.
Review: This is a fairly well-known biography by Constance Rourke of John James Audubon (1785-1851), the noted artist and ornithologist. Even though it appears that the book wasn't written specifically for a young readership, the book was a 1937 Newbery Honor Book (i.e., a runner-up to the Medal winner) for best contribution to American children's literature. Audubon had an amazing life. He was not only known for his beautiful paintings of birds in their natural setting, but for his studies of bird behavior. He was the first to band bird's legs to study migratory patterns.