If there was one thing James loved to do more than anything else, it was to be in the great outdoors watching his beloved feathered friends.<\/p>\n
In the fall of 1804, he was determined to find out if the birds nesting near his Pennsylvania home would really return the following spring. Through careful observation, James laid the foundation for all that we know about migration patterns today.<\/p>\n
Capturing the early passion of this bird-obsessed young man as well as the meticulous study and scientific methods behind his research, this lively, gorgeously illustrated biography will leave young readers listening intently for the call of birds large and small near their own home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From the Publisher:<\/p>\n <\/em>\u00a0\u201cIn the fall of 1804, John James Audubon was a boy who wanted to know if the small birds nesting near his Pennsylvania home would return the following spring. Despite obstacles, he designed an experiment that would give him the answer he was seeking.<\/p>\n In so doing, he became the first person to band a wild bird in North America. He also learned something about bird migration that even the most distinguished scientists of the day did not know.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[667,234],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["9085"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n