Meet Florence Merriam Bailey, a pioneering birder and activist who
changed the way we study birds forever, as told through the evocative
collage style of artist Andrea D'Aquino.
As a young girl, Florence Merriam Bailey fell in love with the outdoors,
especially birds, whose songs and flight captivated her. She listened,
waited, and watched to better understand her feathered friends, and
wrote many books, including one of the first field guides to American
birds. Her work ultimately led to better protection for birds and to the
scientific study of birds in nature instead of in a lab. She Heard the
Birds, the latest book from A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth
Asawa author Andrea D'Aquino, brings to life the story of a woman ahead
of her time. D'Aquino's striking full-page collages make each page a
delight to read.