A Wing and a Prayer (Eco-Adventure Series #1)

by John Morano, Sarah Anderson (Illustrator)

Overview

Lupé might be the very last Guadalupe petrel alive, and he knows the best way to save his flock is to find the Islands of Life and a mate. The problem is the well-meaning man-flock that's decided to keep him safe... in a cage. But Lupé has hatched an escape plan all his own!

Told in a 'Disneyesque' style, A Wing and a Prayer will have you smiling and laughing as you're introduced to wonderful characters but also important themes, especially the environment.

Often compared to works such as Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Watership Down, and The Jungle Books, this 25th Anniversary Edition also features an introduction by Mark Tercek, President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938821967
Publisher:	Grey Gecko Press
Publication date:	08/26/2016
Series:	John Morano Eco-Adventure Series , #1
Pages:	166
Sales rank:	731,120
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

John is a Professor of Journalism at Monmouth University in New Jersey. John began his writing career in New York at "Modern Screen Magazine," the nation's oldest movie magazine, where he served as lead film critic and managing editor. After years of covering the entertainment industry, John became interested in environmental issues and penned his first novel "A Wing and a Prayer." With its success, The Morano Eco-Adventure Series was born. John is married, has two sons and two dogs, is an amateur paleontologist, and loves playing basketball when his knees let him.

Sarah E. Anderson is a visual artist who works primarily in acrylics and pen and ink. She is also very interested in book-making and graphic narratives. Her other interests include expanding her already large book collection, playing a variety of video games, attending philharmonic concerts, and running around the neighborhood. Sarah would like to thank John Morano for giving her the opportunity to work on this book with him. She would also like to thank her parents for their continuing support.

Editorial Reviews

"[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

"Wing is simply wonderful... A beautiful story that should be required reading for all humans living on our fragile planet." - Richard Wainwright, author

"Morano challenges the reader to think, feel, and enjoy. I hope that no one passes up the opportunity to experience the message." - Jason Chavez, "Albuquerque Journal"

"...a warm story...a great deal of imagination...a good job of pulling the reader into the story...I can see novels some day as possible Disney movies." - Will Norton, Jr., Dean, University of Nebraska College of Journalism and Mass Communications

"Morano's Eco-Adventure Series is triumphant on all fronts. He presents animals working alone, or in conjunction with humans, to reach uplifting, sometimes bittersweet conclusions. 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

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