Review: Environmental Concerns: Begin with the children
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
Author/Environmentalist Adrian Schafer was born 1970 in Caracas, Venezuela and now lives in Germany. In 2004 he began publishing environmental bogs in Bolger and later film scripts and books. Being influenced in the very early years of his life by nature, the importance of the environment was always been his focus. He visualized the micro-cosmos of the insect world in the form of analytical drawings, developing inside his psyche a deep understanding for the importance to impart his thoughtful content in literature. In 1991 after studying Industrial Design Arts he began a career as Art director for advertising agencies such as Warner Brothers and BBDO. Produced paintings and work in areas such as Packaging Design- graphics, fashion, photography, TV commercials, apparel design and industrial design, and car design gradually and eventually moving into literature. Adrian began to cultivate his passion for writing literature. He wrote his first script for a movie in 2002. After a decade observing the immeasurable impact that industries have on the ecosystems, he began to devote is knowledge about the importance of the Micro Cosmos for the world and the human sustainability on Earth. `My Latest Book "Flying Heroes is an Environmental novel which reveals to children the secrets of the bee's World and their constant battle in a adverse environment. The insects struggle to survive in the fields the consequences of human intervention in this fantastic journey around the world. It uses a very colloquial language in terms of achieving a thin layer for communicating the ideas, which are important within the content of the book. This information is crucial for kids education.'FLYING HEROES tells Bugsbee's story.  Once a very lively and strong bee, he begins to lose his memory and  feel  disoriented  (which he describes as the `faint-away illness') after repeated  encounters  with  the  two- legged and their ominous white clouds.  At times, his orientation system does not allow him to immediately  find the way back to his colony; he experiences a temporary loss of consciousness when the white cloud gets  into  his  body  and  intervenes  with  his  daily  routine  flights, making  him  feel  sick.  This  sequence  of  events  becomes so commonplace that he fears he may die from the faint-away illness. One day he encounters a group of beautiful butterflies with glorious colors on their wings.  These creatures display a very particular and strange way of flying, drifting and jumping along.  He is fascinated by them and  falls  in  love  with  a  particular  one called  Genie.  He  goes  after  her, but  a  small  hiccup  beyond  his  control  causes him embarrassment and irritation of no small amount.Genie is a true butterfly, being everywhere and nowhere.  Being fascinated by nature's colors, tastes, smells, and sights, she isn't interested in merely picking up nectar.  She complains to her companions about their lack  of interest in observing things.  She sometimes gets lost and is often left behind, but she is smart enough to  realize  that  there  is  a  connection  between  the  obvious  drowsiness  felt  by  many  of  her  group  mates  and  the  mysterious white cloud hovering over the flowers.  In their search of the precious food, the sweet liquid a  group  of  butterflies  suddenly dies  without  any  apparent  cause.  Genie, having  tarried  as  usual, is  not  one  of  them and is able to express to the surviving butterflies her suspicion concerning the smell on the flowers and  its possible connection with the sudden deaths.Adrian Schafer's writing style is as entertaining as it is intellectually stimulating. This book is meant for children but the message is clear - we must care for the environment NOW, and if any book can point this out, FLYING HEROES can. Highly recommended, Grady Harp, March 14