This year Travels with Gannon & Wyatt truly embraced the holiday spirit, donating over 10,000 books to various children’s charities around the country! Recipients of the donated books included the YMCA, Operation Paperback and Mindful Warriors (U.S. Military families), Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and Betterworld Books, among others. We are so grateful to these […]
Released in 2015, Soul of the Elephant is the 16th movie by the award-winning filmmakers Dereck and Beverly Joubert. The adventurous couple has been making films, protecting wildlife, and preserving habitat in Botswana for over 30 years. We are big fans of the Jouberts. Their films, photography and dedication to conservation inspired us before we traveled […]
Patti Wheeler and Keith Hemstreet visit elementary and middle schools across the country. Conducting research for this adventure series, Wheeler and Hemstreet have traveled to the far corners of the globe. During school visits, the authors tell captivating stories, discuss the writing process, read an excerpt from one of the books, show photos and video from around the world, and explain to students the importance of reading and writing.
Botswana has some of the most diverse wildlife in Africa. Almost 40% of the country is preserved just for the animals. They roam free on the uninhabited land and visitors come to experience them in their natural habitat without disturbing them while on safari in Botswana. There are about 200,000 elephants in Botswana, more than […]
Our very first adventure took us to Botswana, a beautiful country located in South Africa with more than 2 million residents. Here are some of the fun and interesting facts that we learned. 3 Interesting Facts About Botswana 1. Elephants In South Africa, Botswana has the largest elephant population and the average African elephant lives […]
This week I had the pleasure of speaking to the students at Aspen Elementary School and am very appreciative to all those who helped arrange the visit. Patti Wheeler and I would like to thank a few people specifically — IT specialist Jonathan Geller, 3rd grade teacher Dana Pingatore, and librarian Lisa May Howard, all […]
Authors’ Note: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Botswana When we travel, either physically or vicariously through a book or film, one cannot help but be awed by the incredible diversity of our planet. Traveling opens our minds to different ways of thinking, introduces us to different ways of being, and presents us with possibilities we […]
Patti Wheeler and I have been traveling the country, speaking at schools, conferences and bookstores in Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida and Connecticut. We could not be happier with the enthusiastic response we’ve received from students, teachers and parents alike, and want to thank everyone for their support! During our stop in Moore, Oklahoma, Patti donated […]
This just in: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Botswana is the winner of the 2013 National Outdoor Book Award! NOBA is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the best in outdoor writing. According to the website, “NOBA is the outdoor world’s largest and most prestigious book award program.” Judges include authors, journalists, academics, book reviewers, […]
Recently, author Patti Wheeler joined forces with Bess the Book Bus to give away nearly 400 books to children in Dunedin, Florida. Bess the Book Bus is the brainchild of Jennifer Frances, a spirited, lifelong lover of books. Jennifer named the bus in honor of her grandmother, Bess O’Keefe, who taught her the joy of […]
