Sue Halpern
Every autumn, the monarch butterflies east of the Rockies migrate from as far north as Canada to Mexico. Memory is not their guide â€” no one butterfly makes the round trip â€” but each year somehow find their way to the same fifty acres of forest on the high slopes of Mexicoâ€™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 monarchsâ€™ 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.
Nonfiction,Environment,Nature,Science,Animals,Science,Natural History,Science,Biology,Autobiography,Memoir,Environment,History
Four Wings and a Prayer: Caught in the Mystery of the Monarch Butterfly