Hannah grew up in the Virginia Blue Ridge mountains in a family of devoted naturalists. Every bird and creature, every rock and flower had a name and story of its own to learn. Her fondest early memories are of family outings that took them on excursions to the neighboring Catawba Mountain valley. They spent long hot hours searching rocky banks for the perfect fossil. They waded the creeks looking for minute creatures to cart home, and for animal tracks to cast in plaster. This heritage, and her parents' love for literature and art, instilled in their...more
