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                                                     John James Audubon
                                                      Artist and Naturalist
                                                     Born  1785 - Died 1851

1.  Who raised Audubon when he was a child?

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2.  How did his childhood activities prepare him for his life's work?

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3.  How did his wife Lucy help him?

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4.  What tragedy happened to him early in his career and how did he respond to it?

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5.  He left his family on two occasions.  Tell about these trips.

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6.  Describe the Double Elephant portfolio.

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7.  How did Birds of America differ from Birds in Miniature?

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8.  How do you think he studied birds in order to draw them?

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9.  How would the health problems later in Audubon's life affect his work?

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10.  How did Lucy help the family after her husband's death?

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Biography at gardenofpraise.com