John Audubon was raised by		was called the "Octavo Edition".
His father sent him to America to prevent him from		being drafted into Napoleon's army.
In America he was the overseer of		to draw and paint pictures of birds.
He used pastels and watercolors		his step-mother in France.
His sons who were artists		painted the backgrounds for his bird pictures.
His wife Lucy supported herself by		his father's businesses and farm.
He was the first person in America		being a teacher and governess.
He went to England to		to start bird-banding studies.
Early in his career 200 of his bird drawings		was labeled the "Double Elephant".
His portfolio of large bird prints		sell subscriptions to his engravings.
The smaller version of the prints		were destroyed by rats.
His wife sold his original paintings		for only $4,000 after his death.