Jonathan Livingston Seagull follows the adventures of a rebellious young seagull learning that there is more to life than filling one's belly. He learns to fly in ways no gull ever has, and then he learns in heaven the meaning of life as perfection and unity with the Great Gull beyond time and space. He returns to Earth to teach this truth to willing young gulls over the objections of the stodgy gull establishment.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull is a freethinking young gull, not content just to fill his belly with scraps scavenged from the fishing boat like the rest of the Breakfast Flock. He wants to experience the freedom of flight enjoyed by other bird species. Opposed by everyone, including his own family, Jonathan experiments, often disastrously, until he figures out the dynamics of flight and practices its techniques to perfection. Enthusiastic to share his discoveries...