A Wing and a Prayer
The last of his kind. One epic flight.
The last Guadalupe Petrel on Earth escapes captivity to cross oceans seeking a mate. With a delusional pigeon and mystical butterfly as guides, Lupé’s epic flight becomes a race against extinction in this award-winning eco-adventure. (full description)
Literary • Environmental • Young Adult
For fans of Watership Down and Jonathan Livingston Seagull
“Wing is simply wonderful… A beautiful story that should be required reading for all humans living on our fragile planet.”
— Richard Wainwright, author
About the Book
On a devastated island where rats and cats have destroyed an entire species, Lupé may be the last Guadalupe Petrel alive. Captured by well-meaning humans trying to save him through imprisonment, this determined seabird escapes with help from the most unlikely allies—a delusional pigeon convinced he’s a rat and a mysterious butterfly that defies the laws of nature.
What follows is an epic journey across continents and oceans as Lupé races against time to find a mate and prevent his species’ extinction. From swimming with whales to surviving Pacific storms, from befriending sea turtles to finding friendship in unexpected places, Lupé’s adventure explores what it truly means to survive when you’re the last of your kind.
Endorsed by The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and the ASPCA, this 25th Anniversary Edition brings new life to Morano’s “Disneyesque” tale that makes complex environmental issues accessible and inspiring. Part Watership Down, part Jonathan Livingston Seagull, this is a story about faith, resilience, and the lengths one small bird will go to save not just himself, but his entire evolutionary legacy.
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What Readers Are Saying
“[Wing is] a work that promotes a true conservation ethic, revolving around the mutually dependent relationship between people and nature.”
— John Sawhill, President & CEO Emeritus, The Nature Conservancy
“Morano challenges the reader to think, feel, and enjoy. He pulls out, from our own everyday existence, the beautiful and dangerous world of birds, fish, and more without drenching those worlds in the violence that nature holds inherit; Morano never dips into the saccharine, however, and it is this balancing act that spotlights his talent as a writer and the sincere, adult heart behind all that he writes.”
— The Brilliant Review
You’ll Enjoy This If You Like
- Watership Down by Richard Adams
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Book Details
- Print length: 166 pages (paperback)
- Published: October 3, 2016
- ISBN: 978-1-938821-96-7
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