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The sky painter : Louis Fuertes, bird artist / by Margarita Engle ; illustrated by Aliona Bereghici.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Two Lions, [2015]Edition: First editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1477826335
  • 9781477826331
Subject(s): Summary: Louis loves to watch birds. His father wants him to become an engineer, but Louis dreams of being a bird artist. To achieve this dream, he must practice, practice, practice. He learns from the art of John James Audubon. But as Louis grows up, he begins to draw and paint living, flying birds in their natural habitats. Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) is now known as the Father of Modern Bird Art. He traveled with many scientific expeditions all over the world. His best-known work-- painting habitat exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History in New York-- is still beloved by visitors today. His work helped to encourage wildlife conservation, inspiring people to celebrate and protect the world of wings. Poems by Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle and illustrations by Aliona Bereghici capture the life of Louis Fuertes and the deep sense of wonder that he felt when he painted the sky.
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Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 811.6 E58 Available 33111007985878
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Louis loves to watch birds. He takes care of injured birds and studies how they look and how they move. His father wants him to become an engineer, but Louis dreams of being a bird artist. To achieve this dream, he must practice, practice, practice. He learns from the art of John James Audubon. But as Louis grows up, he begins to draw and paint living, flying birds in their natural habitats.

Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) is now known as the father of modern bird art. He traveled with many scientific expeditions all over the world. His best-known works--paintings for habitat exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History in New York--are still beloved by visitors today. His art helped to encourage wildlife conservation, inspiring people to celebrate and protect the world of wings.

Poems by Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle and illustrations by Aliona Bereghici capture the life of Louis Fuertes and the deep sense of wonder that he felt when he painted the sky.

Louis loves to watch birds. His father wants him to become an engineer, but Louis dreams of being a bird artist. To achieve this dream, he must practice, practice, practice. He learns from the art of John James Audubon. But as Louis grows up, he begins to draw and paint living, flying birds in their natural habitats. Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) is now known as the Father of Modern Bird Art. He traveled with many scientific expeditions all over the world. His best-known work-- painting habitat exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History in New York-- is still beloved by visitors today. His work helped to encourage wildlife conservation, inspiring people to celebrate and protect the world of wings. Poems by Newbery Honor-winning author Margarita Engle and illustrations by Aliona Bereghici capture the life of Louis Fuertes and the deep sense of wonder that he felt when he painted the sky.

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