Egypt Read online

  The website also includes:

  Information about Egypt, amazing photos of the pyramids, and complete episodes of our award-winning web series shot on location with Gannon and Wyatt!

  BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT!

  WWW.YOUTHEXPLORATIONSOCIETY.ORG

  ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

  Guiding us on our epic Egyptian adventure were many wonderful people to whom we owe a great debt of gratitude. We would like to thank the Emmy Award-winning producer, Leslie Grief, and the awesome crew of Chasing Mummies; the world-famous archeologist, Dr. Zahi Hawass, for allowing special access to some of Egypt’s most spectacular tombs; film and television producer, Mohammed Gohar, our dependable producer, Bibo, and the exceptional crew at Video Cairo Sat; Homdi and his family for inviting us into their home; and the kind and hospitable people of Egypt who often went out of their way to assure we had a first-rate experience. Also, a special thanks to producer and cinematographer Robert Smyth for lending his talents to our first major production. And last, but not least, to our favorite explorers, Gannon and Wyatt, for climbing into dark tombs and tight spaces where most people would never go.

  ABOUT THE AUTHORS

  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

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  —Mark Zeiler, middle school language arts teacher, Orlando, Florida