Lindbergh Scéal luchóige a d’eitil,

Tráth den saol, bhí an chathair seo lán de luchóga beaga ach ní mar sin atá níos mó. Níl fágtha anois ach luichín amháin. Bogann sé thart go cúramach agus é ag iarraidh teach tar a chairde. Ach níl cara ar bith ar fáil. Tá siad ar fad ruaigthe amach ag na daoine, ag na héin agus ag na cait.

Níl aon rogha ag an luichín ach a chairde a leanacht agus an chathair uaigneach a fhágáil. Ach ní féidir leis éalú – tá gach bealach dúnta ina choinne ag na cait chraosacha.

Tá an saol go dona ag na lucha bochta agus tá orthu teitheadh ón
chathair, áit atá ag éirí contúirteach dóibh.Tá plean ar leith ag luch
bheag mhisniúil amháin – tá sé chun imeacht i bhfad i gcéin, trasna
na farraige go Meiriceá. Ach conas?

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Though the Irish text would be suitable for ages seven and upwards, any age could enjoythe story from
the illustrations alone. The Irish Examiner

The story is followed up with biographical notes about real aviators, and pairs up relatively straightforward text with spectacular illustrations. Kuhlmann pays careful attention to the scraps of machinery used to create the plane, and the sepia-toned portraits of great ships, dusty trains and city skylines emphasise the historical setting. The Irish Times

One small step for a mouse; one giant leap for aviation. These are dark times . . . For a small mouse. A new invention–the mechanical mousetrap–has caused all the mice but one to flee to America, the land of the free. But with cats guarding the steamships, trans-Atlantic crossings are no longer safe. In the bleakest of places . . . The one remaining mouse has a brilliant idea. He must learn to fly! Debut illustrator Torben Kuhlmann’s inventive tale and stunning illustrations will capture the imagination of readers–young and old–with the death-defying feats of this courageous young mouse.