Jacqueline Davies is the bestselling author of the Lemonade War
series, which has inspired young readers across the world to raise
money for charitable causes. She is also the award-winning author
of the Sydney and Taylor series, illustrated by Deborah Hocking,
and Bubbles . . . UP!, illustrated by Sonia S�nchez, which was
selected as an ALA Booklist Editors' Choice and was distinguished
as a book of outstanding merit on Bank Street College's Best Books
of the Year list. Visit her online at www.jacquelinedavies.net.
Melissa Sweet is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of many
fine children's books including Some Writer!: The Story of E. B.
White, winner of the NCTE Orbis Pictus award, Balloons Over
Broadway, a Sibert winner, and The Right Word and A River of Words,
both Caldecott Honors. Reviewers have described her unique
mixed-media illustrations as "exuberant," "outstanding," and "a
creative delight." Melissa lives on the beautiful coast of Maine.
In addition to writing and painting, she enjoys gardening, hiking,
biking, and cross-country skiing. For more information about the
author and her work, visit her online at melissasweet.net.
This winsomely imagined account of an episode when Audubon was 18
years old joins the flocks of commemorative works. Sweet's
illustrations soar.
Kirkus Reviews, Starred Davies related her story with immediacy,
evoking Audobon's keen curiosity and the lure of the outdoors as
she describes his gradual discovery of some important facts about
bird migrations.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books This handsome book
makes a beguiling introduction to the painter.
Booklist, ALA Sweet's relaxed watercolor style and skillful
incorporation of collage, plus a lively narration that illuminates
Audobon's passion for observation and sets his pivotal insight into
context, make this appealing vignette a fine introduction to his
work.
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