She Heard the Birds: The Story of Florence Merriam Bailey
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- Author：Andrea D’Aquino
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
joyce w。 laudon
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This beautifully illustrated children’s book tells the story of Florence Merriam Bailey。 She was a child who loved nature and who was lucky enough to have parents who valued exposing her to the world around her。 Florence especially loved birds。 She studied them and did all that she could to ensure that they were allowed to live。 Florence gave people tools for seeing and thinking about avian life that did not involve taking feathers for hats or shooting birds for sport。This book， which also has s This beautifully illustrated children’s book tells the story of Florence Merriam Bailey。 She was a child who loved nature and who was lucky enough to have parents who valued exposing her to the world around her。 Florence especially loved birds。 She studied them and did all that she could to ensure that they were allowed to live。 Florence gave people tools for seeing and thinking about avian life that did not involve taking feathers for hats or shooting birds for sport。This book， which also has some resources and additional information at the back， may be enjoyed by young children who are interested in the environment。 Those who also love Miss Rumphius may enjoy this title。Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher。 All opin 。。。more
Annie
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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 She Heard the Birds is a beautifully illustrated biography of Florence Merriam Bailey aimed at young readers Due out 12th Oct 2021 from Princeton Architectural Press， it's 38 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 Written and illustrated by Andrea D'Aquino， the collage and oil pastel illustrations are colorful and quirky and full of small details which enhance the simple prose and encourage readers to pause and think about the Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader。 She Heard the Birds is a beautifully illustrated biography of Florence Merriam Bailey aimed at young readers Due out 12th Oct 2021 from Princeton Architectural Press， it's 38 pages and will be available in hardcover and ebook formats。 Written and illustrated by Andrea D'Aquino， the collage and oil pastel illustrations are colorful and quirky and full of small details which enhance the simple prose and encourage readers to pause and think about the text。 The author manages to relate the less salubrious details of pre-conservation movement society in an age-appropriate and truthful manner。 The book includes a timeline and short capsule bio with a photo of Bailey at the end of the book which includes numerous links for further reading。This would be a good selection for public or school library acquisition， classroom， or home use。 It would also make a nice bedtime read。 Four stars。 Simple and engaging。 Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes。 。。。more
Kaitlyn Wells
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A fascinating account of how Florence Bailey changed the way we study birds （orinthology） and observe them in nature。 There aren't too many details about her work and life in the book， but the light touch the author uses， accompanied by the soft palette and intriguing collages of the illustrator， make for a unique approach to nonfiction picture book biographies。 A fascinating account of how Florence Bailey changed the way we study birds （orinthology） and observe them in nature。 There aren't too many details about her work and life in the book， but the light touch the author uses， accompanied by the soft palette and intriguing collages of the illustrator， make for a unique approach to nonfiction picture book biographies。 。。。more
Reading_ Tamishly
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Yes to more information on birds and safeguarding wild life。I love how educational this small book is。 I love the artstyle。 It's different and gives the scrapbook vibes。 Kudos to the artist。I just wish the font size and the font style are more reader friendly。Thank you， author/artist and the publisher， for the advance reading copy。 Yes to more information on birds and safeguarding wild life。I love how educational this small book is。 I love the artstyle。 It's different and gives the scrapbook vibes。 Kudos to the artist。I just wish the font size and the font style are more reader friendly。Thank you， author/artist and the publisher， for the advance reading copy。 。。。more
Emilee （emileereadsbooks）
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Thanks to Netgalley and Princeton Architectural Press for a free digital copy。Florence Merriam Bailey is a inspiration because in a time when women weren't highly regarded in science careers， she sought to change the face of ornithology and learn about bird to help others appreciate and study them differently。 This book has quirky and fun illustrations that will inspire you along with Florence。 Thanks to Netgalley and Princeton Architectural Press for a free digital copy。Florence Merriam Bailey is a inspiration because in a time when women weren't highly regarded in science careers， she sought to change the face of ornithology and learn about bird to help others appreciate and study them differently。 This book has quirky and fun illustrations that will inspire you along with Florence。 。。。more
Robin
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She Heard the Birds introduces young readers to the life of Florence Merriam Bailey， a pioneering ornithologist。 Bailey loved and appreciated nature， specifically birds， and campaigned against the use of feathers in fashion。 Her other accomplishments included writing one of the first field guides to American birds。This is a light preschool to early elementary biography about an inspiring woman in history。 Whimsical collage-style illustrations add to the charm of this book as well。 However， for m She Heard the Birds introduces young readers to the life of Florence Merriam Bailey， a pioneering ornithologist。 Bailey loved and appreciated nature， specifically birds， and campaigned against the use of feathers in fashion。 Her other accomplishments included writing one of the first field guides to American birds。This is a light preschool to early elementary biography about an inspiring woman in history。 Whimsical collage-style illustrations add to the charm of this book as well。 However， for me， the story just fell flat。 It wasn't very engaging and it was quite simplistic。 I wish the author would have chosen to focus more on biographical information and not such much on the bird song。 This was simply a case of too little substance。*Disclaimer: I receive a copy of this book from the publisher。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Melissa
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Beautiful illustrations and simple text remind children that their voices matter！ The story of Florence Bailey is new to our family， but my children love leaning about people who have made a difference and changed the way the world thinks。（I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。）
Novel Obsession
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Do you know who Florence Bailey was？ She is sometimes referred to as the “first lady of ornithology。” Her first published book， Birds Through an Opera-Glass， is considered to be the first modern bird field guide。 Andrea D’Aquino’s book， She Heard the Birds， is a lovely， full color book dedicated to introducing Bailey to young children。 The text is informative without being dry， and the illustrations are appealing to young children。 We need more picture books like this about women in STEAM。Availa Do you know who Florence Bailey was？ She is sometimes referred to as the “first lady of ornithology。” Her first published book， Birds Through an Opera-Glass， is considered to be the first modern bird field guide。 Andrea D’Aquino’s book， She Heard the Birds， is a lovely， full color book dedicated to introducing Bailey to young children。 The text is informative without being dry， and the illustrations are appealing to young children。 We need more picture books like this about women in STEAM。Available October 2021Disclaimer: An advance copy was provided by Princeton Architectural Press。 Originally posted at Novel Obsession。 。。。more
Kelly
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Women were a critical in establishing bird conservation though they haven't gotten enough credit。 This book is a great way for children to learn about a women that had a impact on protecting wild birds。 The author presents this fact in a easy to read and comprehend short story。 Recommend for all young readers。 Women were a critical in establishing bird conservation though they haven't gotten enough credit。 This book is a great way for children to learn about a women that had a impact on protecting wild birds。 The author presents this fact in a easy to read and comprehend short story。 Recommend for all young readers。 。。。more
Amber Webb
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As an outdoor school educator， I am always looking for books to help children relate to the outdoors。 This book about Florence Bailey definitely hit the mark！I enjoyed the extensive back matter on birds， locales and Florence herself。 I appreciated that the book talked about tools needed for bird watching and that we don't need much to just listen and learn。 Florence can be an inspiration to children young an young at heart to go after something they are passionate about。 As an outdoor school educator， I am always looking for books to help children relate to the outdoors。 This book about Florence Bailey definitely hit the mark！I enjoyed the extensive back matter on birds， locales and Florence herself。 I appreciated that the book talked about tools needed for bird watching and that we don't need much to just listen and learn。 Florence can be an inspiration to children young an young at heart to go after something they are passionate about。 。。。more
Mortisha Cassavetes
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A wonderful brightly colored picture book about Florence Merriam Bailey and her love for nature and birds。 As a young girl， Florence would learn all she could about birds and their songs。 I loved the word breakdown of how the songs sounded。 I highly recommend this book for kids of all ages especially if you love birds and nature。 Thanks to #netgalley for the advanced reader copy。 I loved it。
Theediscerning
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