Great Bear Rainforest (16 page)
Read Great Bear Rainforest Online
Authors: Patti Wheeler,Keith Hemstreet
HAPPY TRAVELS!
Want to become a member of the
Youth Exploration Society
just like Gannon and Wyatt?
Check out our website. That’s where you’ll learn how to become a member of the Youth Exploration Society, an organization of young people, like yourself, who love to travel and are interested in world geography, cultures, and wildlife.
The website also includes:
Information about the Great Bear Rainforest, amazing photos of the spirit bear, and complete episodes of our award-winning web series shot on location with Gannon and Wyatt!
BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT!
We would like to offer sincere thanks to the following people for introducing us to the Great Bear Rainforest: the exceptional captain and crew of the Pacific Yellowfin, Captain Colin Griffinson, Jack, Jen, Milan, and Liam; our incredibly knowledgeable bear guide, Norm Hann; whale researchers, Janie and Hermann of Cetacea Lab; the kind and generous people of Hartley Bay, British Columbia; and Aspen Country Day and Aspen High School for continually supporting our adventures. We would also like to give a special thanks to Catherine Frank for her brilliant editorial guidance, as well as our brave travel companions Javier Kogan, Auntie Corrine, and our trusty bush pilot, Brad. Without your support, this project would not be possible. And, of course, thanks to Gannon and Wyatt for your curiosity and humor during the many hours we spent sitting in the cold and drizzly forest waiting for a spirit bear to appear.
PATTI WHEELER
, producer of the web series Travels with Gannon & Wyatt: Off the Beaten Path, began traveling at a young age and has nurtured the spirit of adventure in her family ever since. For years it has been her goal to create children’s books that instill the spirit of adventure in young people. The Youth Exploration Society and Travels with Gannon & Wyatt are the realization of her dream.
KEITH HEMSTREET
is a writer, producer, and cofounder of the Youth Exploration Society. He attended Florida State University and completed his graduate studies at Appalachian State University. He lives in Aspen, Colorado, with his wife and three daughters.
Look for upcoming books and video from these and other exciting locations:
Egypt
Greenland
Iceland
Tanzania
Ireland
The American West
If you enjoyed Gannon and Wyatt’s adventure in the Great Bear Rainforest, make sure to read the book that started it all …
Nautilus Award Silver Medal Winner
Winner of Five Purple Dragonfly Book Awards
Moonbeam Children’s Book Award Silver Medalist
Colorado Book Award Finalist
“Botswana has rarely had a portrayal that so accurately captures the physical and emotional spirit of Africa … This is a brilliant first of what I hope will be many books in a travel-novel series.”
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Sacramento Book Review
“Kids with a taste for adventure will love this book, especially as told by such engaging kids of their own age. Adults will love it too, both for the educational nature of the story—and to fuel our own love of travel. I know I did!”
—Tracy Aiello, author,
Miracle Dogs of Portugal
“This book is the first in what will surely become a wildly popular series that will first fulfill and then exceed the authors’ goal of instilling a spirit of exploration in young people. Teachers and parents, alike, will love having kids reading these books because they will help spark a love of reading in children as Gannon’s and Wyatt’s venturesome accounts will keep readers on the edge of their seats!”
—Mark Zeiler, middle school language arts teacher, Orlando, Florida
