Authors: Patti Wheeler
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.
Make sure to check out the first two books in our award-winning series:
Botswana
Great Bear Rainforest
Look for upcoming books and video from these and other exciting locations:
Greenland
Iceland
Tanzania
Ireland
The American West
If you enjoyed Gannon and Wyatt’s adventure in Egypt, 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
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“A groundbreaking series of adventurous stories like nothing else in children’s literature. Kids of all ages and from all backgrounds love these stories because they are packed with action, humor, mystery, and fun adventures.”
—Mark Zeiler, middle school language arts teacher, Orlando, Florida