A LIBRARIAN’S ORIENTATION
What this book explores
Drawings and journal-like accounts of birds near Tan’s home show what sustained attention can reveal in ordinary surroundings.
EDITORIAL NOTE
Why it’s in the Library
It models sustained attention to life immediately nearby.
Good starting place if…
You want a gentle invitation to notice the living world immediately around you.
Know before you begin…
Primarily one writer’s illustrated encounter with backyard birds; it makes no comprehensive metaphysical claim.