Category Archives: Greenland

Travels with Gannon and Wyatt Authors Visiting Schools Across America!

| September 23, 2016

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.

What to do in Greenland

| December 2, 2015

Greenland is one of the most remote places on earth and also one of the most beautiful. It’s not a place many people travel to because it’s somewhat isolated, though you can take a day trip from Iceland and fly there in less than two hours. Once you’ve arrived, there are things every traveler should […]

The Changing Culture of Greenland

| January 15, 2015

Authors’ Note: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Greenland  There are places on earth so extraordinarily beautiful the mere act of being there gives rise to a spiritual awakening in the traveler. It is these places that inspire in us a lifelong desire to travel the globe, always searching for the next location that will leave […]

Incredible Images of Calving Glaciers

| December 3, 2014

National Geographic Photographer, James Balog, loves ice. In fact, the landscape in these frigid regions of the world so inspired him that he started The Extreme Ice Survey, a photography project that captures the dramatic movement of some of the earth’s largest glaciers. Over the past several years, Balog has set up 28 cameras overlooking 13 glaciers around the world. Each […]

Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Greenland Available Today

| October 7, 2014

Hello Gannon & Wyatt readers! We’re happy to announce that today, October 7, is the official publication date for the fourth book, Travels with Gannon & Wyatt: Greenland. Get your copy of the latest book in this award winning series today. Available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local independent bookstore. Enjoy the adventure! […]

A Summer Day in Greenland

| September 25, 2014

The following is a journal entry written during our time spent in the Arctic conducting research for Travels with Gannon & Wyatt: Greenland. July 26, 2010 Ilulissat, Greenland Hotel Arctic Late night backing up photos of dog sled adventure, Eqi Camp and home of Arctic Explorer, Knud Rasmussen. Woke at 7:00, charged camera batteries for […]

Animal Profile: Greenlandic Sled Dog

| July 19, 2014

Greenlandic Sled dogs are one of the strongest, most resilient breeds of dog on earth. Ideally suited the Arctic environment, they can pull heavy sleds over long distances in the freezing cold. In fact, it is said that Greenlandic sled dogs can survive in temperatures as cold as seventy degrees below zero! These dogs are […]

Coming Soon: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Greenland

| April 28, 2014

We are thrilled to announce the fourth book in our award-winning adventure series, Greenland, will be available October 2014. Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Greenland will bring the magic of the Arctic and the spectacular Greenlandic culture to the imaginations of children and their families. Synopsis: Travels with Gannon & Wyatt Greenland Upon arriving in […]