Audubon's Birds of America Coloring Book [Paperback]

John James Audubon (Author), Coloring Books (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Dover Nature Coloring Book

Forty-five of Audubon's noted illustrations rendered for coloring by Paul Kennedy: red-winged blackbird, painted bunting, wood duck, great blue heron, ruby-throated hummingbird, purple finch, blue jay, many more. Original plates reproduced in full color on covers. Common and scientific names and current range are included.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (June 1, 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048623049X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486230498
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #66,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Detail, December 31, 2002

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This review is from: Audubon's Birds of America Coloring Book (Paperback)

This is a great way to entroduce anyone to the joy of bird watching. Reading descriptions below each picture, and seeing fully illustrated versions that are included are also helpful. Taking the time to learn the shape and coloring of each bird, helps to really learn to identify a specific bird when it is seen later. This is a fun hobby for adults also. A great way to be artistic, if you have only a little talent in drawing.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Used in my son's 1st grade class, March 19, 2006

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M. DeMoulin "La Canada Mom" (Pasadena, CA) - See all my reviews
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I purchased several of these coloring books to use during a first grade lesson on birds and Audubon, the artist. After learning all about Audubon, each student selected one page from the book, and referred to the colored images on the book's cover to color the page as realistically as possible. It was exciting for them to have real Audubon pictures of their own. The paper quality is excellent (not flimsy like many cheap coloring books). Many of the students asked to take an extra page home. The little descriptions on the bottom of each page were helpful, as they gave the name of the bird and a brief description of the image. I purchased a few extra to give to the teacher for future lessons.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your chance to color Audubon's birds!, September 15, 2009

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This review is from: Audubon's Birds of America Coloring Book (Paperback)

Paul E. Kennedy's renderings of 36 of John James Audubon's birds into "Audubon's Birds of America Coloring Book" make art accessible to anyone with a few bucks.

The colorer has two approaches to a finished product: (1) go wild, use the imagination, use colors of your choice, or (2) try to recreate Audubon's colors.

The pages are nicely done, including enough detail for advanced colorers, and certainly large enough (11 x 8) to have fun displaying the completed artwork. The quality of the paper certainly surpasses that of most common coloring books.

Among the included birds are these: American Flamingo, Purple Finch, Screech Owl, Brown pelican (my state bird), Robin, White-throated Sparrow, Brown Thrasher, and, of course, the Wild Turkey.

In case the colorer does not have an actual Audubon book for a guide, Kennedy includes three pages of small illustrations from Audubon's book.

One could spend a pleasant hour doing something else, but an hour with Audubon, an array of coloring tools before you, Haydn's "Piano Concerto No 2" with Maurizio Pollini on the CD player, and a cup of coffee in reach--now there's an hour of bliss!