The Backyard Bird Chronicles Compound Ada Bunting is a bold

Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work

she has no idea how quickly her tidy backyard ecology project will become a massive endeavor

has achieved something akin to cult status among natural health enthusiasts

flowering herbs

cleansing rituals

The Backyard Bird Chronicles Compound Ada Bunting is a boldWritten and Illustrated by Amy Tan #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best selling author of The Joy Luck Club With a foreword by David Allen Sibley Unexpected and spectacular Ann Patchett, best selling author of These Precious Days "The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more than just describe the birds. They carry a