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The Backyard Bird Chronicles: 50 Postcards

By Amy Tan
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World-renowned, bestselling author Amy Tan is an enthusiastic birder and a talented painter of the birds she observes near her Northern California home. This collection of 50 postcards (25 designs, repeating twice) showcases drawings from her New York Times bestselling The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Knopf, April... Read More
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World-renowned, bestselling author Amy Tan is an enthusiastic birder and a talented painter of the birds she observes near her Northern California home. This collection of 50 postcards (25 designs, repeating twice) showcase drawings from her New York TImes bestselling The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Knopf, April 2024).

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World-renowned, bestselling author Amy Tan is an enthusiastic birder and a talented painter of the birds she observes near her Northern California home.

This collection of 50 postcards (25 designs, repeating twice) showcases drawings from her New York Times bestselling The Backyard Bird Chronicles (Knopf, April 2024).

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454957904

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Postcard book or pack

Date Published: 06 March 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Gift

Illustration: 50 full-color cards

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 46.0mm

Width: 122.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 481g

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About the Author

Amy Tan is the world renowned author of numerous books, including The Joy Luck Club, The Kitchen God's Wife, The Hundred Secret Senses, and The Bonesetter's Daughter.

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