Audubon (book)
1936 children's biography of James Audubon by Constance Rourke
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Audubon is a 1936 children's biography of John James Audubon written by Constance Rourke and illustrated by James MacDonald.[1][2]
_(Book_Cover).png) Title page for Audubon (1936) | |
| Author | Constance Rourke |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | James MacDonald |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature / Biography |
| Publisher | Harcourt |
Publication date | 1936 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 342 |
Reception
The book earned a Newbery Honor in 1937, Rourke's second after the also-biographical Davy Crockett in 1935.[3] In their review, the New York Times said Rourke "succeeded somehow in looking at Audubon's life in somewhat the same way that Audubon looked at a bird".[4] Kirkus Reviews commended Rourke for her research, which "unearthed new material, and put the breath of life into old".[5] The Journal of Southern History was less flattering in their review, saying Rourke "contributed but little that is new to the knowledge of Audubon's life" and "softened or ignored his [Audubon] faults and failings."[6]
