The Moon Belongs to the Wolves

Adventure

The world as seen through the eyes of a wolfpack.

Silver streams painted by the moon, ribbons of colorful scents stretched across the meadows, silhouettes of deer like dark spots on a canvas of shadows. And a dark threat beyond the border. This is the world of Rio, a wolf from the Sibillini Mountains. He is entrusted with the survival of his pack, weakened by hunger and the scarcity of new births. That’s why he embarks on a long journey through the winding paths of a nature to be discovered and defended, in an eternal conflict with an enemy that first takes the form of an opposing pack, then that of man and his dogs. Until Greta and Lorenzo, two young researchers, set off a chain of unpredictable events.
Between the wonders of the wild and the dangers of the human world, the thrilling journey of a pack searching for freedom.

  • Nature and human society seen from the wolves’ point of view.

  • A story that is a metaphor for human civilization; its conflicts and friendships, instinct and reason, prejudices and acceptance of diversity.
Publisher: Salani (Italy)
Target: 10+
Year: 2016
Author
Giuseppe Festa

Giuseppe Festa has a degree in Natural Sciences and works in environmental education. He has published several novels, including La luna è dei lupi (Salani), Cento passi per volare (Salani), I figli del bosco (Garzanti), and Una trappola d’aria (Longanesi). He won the Premio Rodari in 2021, the Premio Bancarellino in 2022, and the prestigious Premio Kadaitosho in Japan.

He is the founder and lead singer of Lingalad, with whom he performs concerts in Italy and abroad. As the protagonist and screenwriter of the award-winning documentary Oltre la Frontiera, he has also authored nature documentaries broadcast by Rai. Additionally, he has written articles and stories for National Geographic, Corriere della Sera, and La Repubblica.

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