Twin fifteen year old boys visit Africa with their family.
As part of a home-schooling project they keep journals.
First they cross the Kalahari Desert in a small Cessna, to
study the animals on the plains. The white rhino is
endangered by poachers, but they soon see one at a
waterhole, along with wildebeest, kudu and other denizens
of this wild country. GANNON AND WYATT can't believe how
cold the desert gets at night and next morning are keen to
visit the Bushmen in their village. But a close encounter
with the mother of newborn rhino calves convinces them that
the creatures of Botswana have to be treated with respect.
The Bushmen are building a larger school so their children
can be educated sufficiently to negotiate with the
government. They demonstrate how to find meagre water in
the desert, they walk on the rough ground in bare feet.
The boys are impressed by their survival skills. Then word
comes of a lioness with cubs shot and injured by a poacher.
Gannon and Wyatt, taking daily anti-malaria medication,
join the party that sets off to investigate. They fly to
the Okavango Delta, a lush, watery environment. Animals of
many kinds populate this area and colourful birds join
them. There's also a vulture which has taken an
unfortunate interest in the group... and poachers are
still out there, as becomes all too clear.
The travels of these bright teenagers are a good way to
learn about different parts of the world, and we get the
smells, the temperatures and the local speech. Gannon is
more direct and friendly, while Wyatt likes to make
scientific notes and ask questions. Both lads are concerned
about the environment and the local peoples, and possible
destruction of animal populations. While they travel with
their parents they generally become separated from them in
the wilderness and need to depend upon their own resources
to survive. We get good photos of the scenes, from Bushmen
to hyenas and an elephant.
Authors Patti Wheeler and Keith Hemstreet have created an
exciting, interesting series for young adults and this
first book GANNON AND WYATT - BOTSWANA won several awards.
And as Gannon says, playing with a lion cub beats playing
with a dog or cat any day of the week.
When Gannon and Wyatt arrive in Botswana for an African
safari, they find themselves tangled up in much more than a
family vacation. After receiving word that a poacher has
shot and wounded a lioness, they set off into the wild in
the hopes of saving the mother and her cubs before the
poacher finishes the job. While on this amazing journey,
they encounter Africa’s Big Five - elephants, rhinos, cape
buffalos, leopards, and lions?only to discover that the most
dangerous predator in the African bush is not the king of
beasts, but man himself.
In the tradition of the historic journals kept by explorers
such as Lewis and Clark, Dr. David Livingstone, and Captain
James Cook comes the adventure series Travels with Gannon
and Wyatt. From Africa to the South Pacific, these twin
brothers have traveled the world. You never know what they
will encounter as they venture into the wild, but one thing
is certain - wherever Gannon and Wyatt go, adventure is
their constant companion.
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