Pam Marck and Ellie Fernands are educators

who had an adventure of a lifetime on a gorilla trek in Rwanda.

They met shortly after retiring and became "besties"

when they discovered a shared passion for travel and animals.

They found that they'd even had similar meaningful experiences

interacting with giant sea turtles in Maui. 

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An exciting vision was born when Pam asked Ellie,

"How would you like to go to Africa

to visit the endangered mountain gorillas?"

It seemed to be an ambitious and somewhat unrealistic dream,

but with the help of Casey O'Connell from Treks 2 Rwanda, 

a personalized tour was arranged.

Before they knew it, they were on their way to

the only place on earth where the mountain gorillas live!

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When they returned from their adventure, Ellie and Pam

told everyone who'd listen about their experiences

with the gorillas and the beautiful people of Rwanda!

They'd both had life-long careers inspiring children to read,

so they decided to write a book based on their adventures.

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Even though the authors' story is a work of fiction,

many facts and experiences from their amazing gorilla trek

are woven throughout the story.

To add cultural authenticity, African proverbs are also included.

The characters are fictional. Any resemblance to persons,

living or deceased, is purely coincidental.

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The appendix contains photos, fun facts and other

non-fiction information.

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