Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America pam farley If a hungry little mouse

If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep

and green as well as iconic Japanese objects such as the swan

This book is more than an assemblage of photos of one of the most iconic animals in the Greater Yellowstone Area--it is a call of action to protect them

and with whom she co-created A Sick Day For Amos McGee

Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America pam farley If a hungry little mouseFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE In the century and a half since John James Audubon's death, his name has become synonymous with wildlife conservation and natural history. But few people know what a complicated figure he was or the dramatic story behind The Birds of America as told in this "superb introduction to the artist and the man" (New York Times). Before Audubon, ornithological illustrations depicted scaled down birds perched in static poses.