Briefly tells the story of this nineteenth-century painter and naturalist who is most famous for his detailed paintings of birds.

"As a child, John would often skip school to roam the countryside. He collected bird nests, unique stones, bits of moss, and other items of interest and developed his talent for creating dramatic bird portraits and skills for observing them in the wild. Using his abilities as an acute observer, skilled writer, and exceptional artist, Audubon wrote and illustrated a book, Birds of America. Cataloging all these creatures took enormous time and effort-but...

A biography of the naturalist and artist who was one of the first persons to study and paint the birds of the United States.

Traces the life of John James Audubon from his early childhood in France to his career in America and his eventual success as an artist and naturalist.

On Bourbon Island off the coast of Madagascar, a French ornithologist and his assistant are caught up in an adventure involving slavery, colonialism, and the last days of the great pirates.