The Adventures of Nuno and Figo

Book excerpt: One clever rat, one tramp steamship, one hungry lynx … When Nuno, an Iberian Lynx, decides to escape his struggling endangered life in scrubland eastern Portugal, he learns of Southern California, where the rabbits are fat, slow, and many. He boards a tramp steamer where he meets Figo, a streetwise ship rat. Figo introduces him to the different exotic cultures, music, and cuisines of the ports they visit along the way. Despite the odds, they form an unlikely friendship, but will it endure the journey? How will they survive the different perils lurking around every corner? Even if they do, what worse dangers await them in California? Madalena Bastos, an esteemed Portuguese artist, lovingly illustrated this book. The author will donate 10% of net proceeds to one or several organizations whose mission is to save the wonderful Iberian Lynx. An excellent story for the young at heart!