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THE SPIRIT OF THE EVERGLADES
Publish America, Retail
$16.95
paperback, 5.5" x 8.5", ISBN 1-4137-2966-5, 116 pages
Reader Review
It is the story of the year...needs to be a Disney Film!, Michael Bavota has successfully
enticed many thousands of young people and adults with this charming and heartwarming story of endurance, courage and true
love experienced from a distance. This book has many virtues which beautifully encourages strength of character and choosing
to believe in the right. You will fall in love with the friendly everglade inhabitants that capture your heart with their
determination to care for one another, even in the face of danger or death. The wonderful joy of the Spirit of the Everglades
is that it has persuaded us all to be a better person. Bavota is brilliant in his story telling ability that encourages us
to think about our environment and how our lives actually affect some of this Earth's natural wonders, in addition to perhaps
sublimely reminding us to cherish and care for our loved ones in this world that we call home. This book belongs to be among
the great Walt Disney films for the world to see, feel and experience. Simply stated, it is the story of the year!
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Synopsis
Spirit
of the Everglades
(Fiction, animated. Children, Young Adult, Family Appeal)
Characters:
Main: Felis, male Florida
panther
Paseo, female Florida panther
Sub: Mizpah, majestic Florida sandhill crane
Milo, menacing
swamp alligator
Elsbeth, great white tropical heron
Titania, endangered Cape Sable Sparrow
Nishan, Florida Black Bear
Amaryllis, wild female boar
Alice, veterinarian
John, animal trainer
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The story is set in the beautiful, spacious Florida Everglades.
Man, in his quest to build more housing, has created a dangerous encroachment upon the delicate Florida subtropical ecosystem.
The population of Florida panthers and black bears are in serious trouble. Their need for wide roaming spaces and food is
in direct conflict with the development of the increasing human habitat. Yet, the natural instinct of animals to survive is
strong. The two panthers in this story, who begin as strangers, set out on an adventure in a desperate attempt to take them
beyond the control of the humans and back to the safety of the everglades.
Mizpah, a magnificent sandhill crane
informs Felis, a strong Florida male panther, that an unusual thing has occurred in the swamp. A truck is broken down on the
highway known to the animals as the sticky path. Inside the truck, locked in a cage, is Paseo. She is a beautiful female panther.
Felis investigates, for his keen sense of smell stirs an attraction to her scent. His wild animal instinct tells him that
she should be free in the swamp. He draws closer to the truck and risks being captured himself. Finally, the truck is on its
way down the road once more, with Paseo locked captive inside.
Mizpah takes to flight and follows the truck all
night. The next day she returns to tell Felis where he may find the female. The panther notices that the crane is injured.
Her leg is bleeding from an attack of a bulldog. Yet, after a brief rest, the crane and the panther begin their long travel
by nightfall across the swamp.
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