The Bird Book

About the Book

There was only the bird book to tell her story. She left it as unfinished as her life seemed to be. The question of who she was led me to begin searching for the answers. Years ago I should have started searching while she was still alive; however, I did not really know about her until it was too late. I refused to have her life and legacy forgotten, and yet I was so slow in acting. I suppose there are those who would say that I should not invade the territory of one who is already gone. However, it has always been in me to find out the answers, and so for that reason, Alma’s story must be told. She left her story in phrases she composed. She left her story in the pieces of artwork she created. She left her story in the memories of those who knew her.

About the Author

Patsy Bredwick Levang was born and raised in western North Dakota. She attended North Dakota State University where she graduated with a degree in psychology. She attended graduate school at the University of Kansas. She has been a volunteer in Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority as well as continuing in her career in education as a teacher, as an administrator, and as a counselor over the course of the past thirty-plus years. She currently resides on a farm near Keene, North Dakota, with her husband, Gary. They have three children: Chad, a commercial pilot for a major airline, who lives in Houston, Texas, with his wife, Adri, and sons, Kaden and Genin; Rhaegn, an elementary teacher, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband, Dason; and Margo, a stay-at-home mom and business entrepreneur, who lives in Minot, North Dakota, with her husband, Steve, and their son and daughter, Collin and Camrynn