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Four Wings and a Prayer

By Sue Halpern

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Four Wings and a Prayer

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Every autumn, the monarch butterflies east of the Rockies migrate from as far north as Canada to Mexico. Memory is not their guide — no one butterfly makes the round trip — but each year somehow find their way to the same fifty acres of forest on the high slopes of Mexico's Neovolcanic Mountains, and then make the return trip in the spring. In Four Wings and a Prayer, Sue Halpern sets off on an adventure to delve into the secrets behind this extraordinary phenomenon. She visits scientists and butterfly lovers across the country, offering a keenly observed portrait of the monarchs' migration and of the people for whom they have become a glorious obsession. Combining science, memoir, and travel writing, Four Wings and a Prayer is an absorbing travelogue and a fascinating meditation on a profound mystery of the natural world.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
226
Release Date:
2002-07-09
Publication Date:
2002-07-09
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
037570194X
ISBN13:
9780375701948
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
258 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
12 cm

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