1785-1851

Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.

Audubon's young apprentice describes the experiences he shared with his master during their eighteen month trip down the Mississippi studying and drawing the birds they found along the way.

Presents that part of Audubon's life when he sailed down the Mississippi on a flatboat, along with his assistant Joseph Mason sketching birds along the way.

Traces the life of John James Audubon from his early childhood in France to his career in America and his eventual success as an artist and naturalist.