▁animals ▁and ▁natural ▁history ." ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁children ' s ▁and ▁youth ▁literature ▁illustr ations ▁of ▁The ▁In cred ible ▁J our ney ▁by ▁She ila ▁Burn ford ▁and ▁the ▁New ber y ▁Medal ▁honor ▁nov els ▁Old ▁Y eller ▁by ▁Fred ▁Gi pson ▁and ▁Little ▁Ras cal ▁by ▁Ster ling ▁North . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Bur ger ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mary ville , ▁Tennessee , ▁to ▁a ▁bank er , ▁Joseph ▁Bur ger ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁( K no x ) ▁Bur ger . ▁He ▁attended ▁Mary ville ▁College ▁and ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁prior ▁to ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁Corn ell ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Architecture ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁At ▁Corn ell , ▁Bur ger ▁was ▁art ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁Corn ell ▁Era ▁and ▁the ▁Corn elli an . ▁His ▁ment or ▁was ▁the ▁noted ▁natural ist ▁Louis ▁Ag ass iz ▁Fu ert es . ▁ ▁Bur ger ▁later ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁Boston ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁career ▁▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Boston ▁Post , ▁drawing ▁sports ▁and ▁political ▁cart o ons , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁illustr ations ▁for ▁the ▁Sunday ▁edition . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Margaret ▁Roth ery ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁The ▁Burg ers ▁had ▁one ▁child , ▁Kno x ▁Bur ger . ▁Carl ▁completed ▁his ▁national ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States