The Boy Who Drew Birds

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What kind of birds did John James Audubon study?

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Pewees

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What is the genre of 'The Boy Who Drew Birds'?

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Biography

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Why did John James tie bands around the birds?

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To see if the same ones returned in the spring.

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What event happened second in the story?

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In the fall, he formed a plan to band the birds by tying silver thread to their legs. The birds were gone a week later.

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What text evidence shows how John James's ideas differed from that of scientists?

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He did not believe that small birds gathered underwater during the winter.

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Who is the main character in 'The Boy Who Drew Birds'?

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John James Audubon

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What did John James Audubon do with the birds he studied?

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He drew sketches of them.

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What was one of John James's beliefs about birds?

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He thought that birds traveled to the moon each fall.

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What did John James use to band the birds?

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Silver thread.

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What did John James learn from studying birds?

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He learned their behavior.