From the Bookshelf of Baltimore County Public Library Summer Reading BCPL SRC …

[close] Gannon and Wyatt have the coolest parents ever, who take them on vacation to Botswana. This was a fantastic book that teaches kids (and adults!) about a country, culture, animals, etc. that they probably no nothing about, in a very entertaining way. I was impressed by how much they managed to squeeze into such a short book, and especially how they tackled tough issues like poaching. I loved too how the story was told completely through journal entries by Gannon and Wyatt - we got to see their different personalities shine through, and how that effected how they saw/reacted to different events. I do knock it down a star, however, for having to suspend disbelief that their parents would actually let them wander off into the wild bush with natives to hunt for an injured lion - in no way does that sound like a good idea even before they ran into difficulties!