On a Butterfly's Wing
Lessons From Nature on Embracing Change
Format:Hardback
Publisher:UniPress Books
Published:24th Oct '24
Should be back in stock very soon
In our era of global change, we need narratives that offer hope. On a Butterfly’s Wing is just that. A beautifully illustrated, autobiographical story, told by one of the world’s leading conservationists, it describes how the parallel lives of a butterfly and a beloved mother can help us to reflect on the unique privilege of being alive.
En route, we discover the extraordinary metamorphoses of a butterfly’s life, and how these hold lessons for the difficult transformations of our own.
On a Butterfly’s Wing invites us to collaborate in conservation. It shows us how to restore our relationship with the butterflies that mitigate and measure our planet’s health, and invests profits in planting flowers – arranged in butterfly shapes – to affect its own transformation by feeding future generations of pollinators.
“Every so often a book comes along with a sweep and magic that means you’ll rarely find a copy languishing in a secondhand bookshop because it has metamorphosed into a family treasure.” —Tim Smit, Co-Founder, Eden Project
“This exceptional book is an inspiration, a personal guide and a call to action. A beautifully illustrated autobiography of a butterfly based on a true story, it spins a magic that captures hearts and leaves us with hope and a determination to do better. For ourselves, for nature – and for the butterflies. A brilliant read for all ages and a philanthropic tool for rewilding butterflies.” —Kris Tompkins, U.N. Environment Patron of Protected Areas
ISBN: 9781739798857
Dimensions: 165mm x 215mm x 20mm
Weight: 248g
128 pages