Arthur, The Amazing Mantis
A Story of Unexpected Connection
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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- $4.99
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Publisher Description
"A wonderfully thought-provoking and relaxing book highlighting the bond between a human and a tiny little creature. A finalist and highly recommended!" –The Wishing Shelf Book Awards
A praying mantis mysteriously dropped from above one early October day. I named him Arthur. He spent almost a month with me and during that time we formed a mutually curious and tender bond. The photographs I made when we were together became the inspiration to share this story.
“A soulful story for nature lovers of all ages, children and adults alike. It is a story of serendipity and delight, respect and wonder, and the ultimate understanding that we are all truly connected by an invisible and sacred web.”
"A beautifully told story of two gentle souls that find one another, connecting through spirit and the universal language of love. "
THANK YOU
When you buy Arthur’s book as an Apple eBook, you help to keep the trees in the ground and give animals a place to live. Thank you for caring, and for being a protector of our beautiful planet.
This book is 36 pages with 12 color photographs.
Customer Reviews
Marvels are all around us, if we just look
A beautiful love letter to the natural world and all its magnificent creatures. The story of "Arthur" shows how taking the time to watch and appreciate something as mundane as a "bug" can enrich our lives. This delightful book demonstrates how to "drop in" to a state of wonder and marvel that is always available to us. Regularly spending a few minutes noticing plants and insects near our homes can be just as transformational as time-consuming meditation classes. And much more enjoyable and rewarding.
A tale of uncommon kinship
Behold this tender tale of interspecies connection, set in the fragility and wonder of a small being’s journey of existence. —Angela Werneke, illustrator of Medicine Cards and Power Animal Meditations
Great book about the amazing creatures all around us
By taking the time to carefully observe and connect with a tiny creature that so many of us would have overlooked, Elsa Kendall has given us a magically microcosmic story of love, purpose, loss, and transcendence. Her heartfelt story and beautiful be-here-now documentary photographs powerfully connect the reader to little Arthur, the truly amazing mantis - and to a world of wonder available to all of us if we just take the time to slow down, stop, look and care.