Dear Will,
I read about 32 anthropomorphic books this summer. Yes, I did! "A Nest for Celeste" was one of my favorites. The author got his idea from what he knew about a real person who stayed at a real place. Audubon was the famous painter of American birds. Audubon traveled around the country (this was a LONG time ago), staying in places with forest and waterways --where birds were found, so he could see the birds he was painting. There were NO photographs then. People relied on Audubon's art to see the many types of birds that were not found where they lived. One time Audubon stayed at a plantation home in Louisiana with a boy who worked for him; the boy painted many of the backgrounds for Audubon's birds. The author invents a mouse that befriends the boy. We learn about Audubon through the boy and the mouse's eyes. This story has adventure and well, is simply really good! You will love it.
Ms Hesse
I read about 32 anthropomorphic books this summer. Yes, I did! "A Nest for Celeste" was one of my favorites. The author got his idea from what he knew about a real person who stayed at a real place. Audubon was the famous painter of American birds. Audubon traveled around the country (this was a LONG time ago), staying in places with forest and waterways --where birds were found, so he could see the birds he was painting. There were NO photographs then. People relied on Audubon's art to see the many types of birds that were not found where they lived. One time Audubon stayed at a plantation home in Louisiana with a boy who worked for him; the boy painted many of the backgrounds for Audubon's birds. The author invents a mouse that befriends the boy. We learn about Audubon through the boy and the mouse's eyes. This story has adventure and well, is simply really good! You will love it.
Ms Hesse
"A Nest for Celeste" is about a boy who was a real person, that helped Audubon travel the United States, painting birds, and who had a little pet mouse. Audubon would have had difficulty undertaking this enormous project all by himself. When he set out down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in 1820, he along eighteen-year-old Joseph R. Mason. Joseph had been a painting student of Audubon’s when he was selected to assist. He was a very talented artist, a very good shot and big for his age. During the trip, Mason did everything from rowing the boat, shooting down birds and carrying supplies.
But most importantly, the young Mason proved to be excellent at accurately painting the environments in which Audubon’s birds would be situated. At least 50 of them found their way into the published Birds of America.
Author, Henry Cole, made Joseph younger in his book. While most of this book is fiction, other things DID happen as you will read about at the end of the book.
But most importantly, the young Mason proved to be excellent at accurately painting the environments in which Audubon’s birds would be situated. At least 50 of them found their way into the published Birds of America.
Author, Henry Cole, made Joseph younger in his book. While most of this book is fiction, other things DID happen as you will read about at the end of the book.
How to draw CELESTE - HERE
Birds Audubon painted in the book...
Passenger Pigeon (extinct), Green Winged Teal, Osprey, Green Winged Teal, Ivory Billed Woodpecker (extinct)
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