Please note the following:
Title Information
Title:
Our Puerto Rican Adventure

Your Price:
$ 20.99 +

Contributors:
  • Fink, Daniel W. (Author)
  • Cools, Sarah Ann (Illustrator)
Subjects:
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / Caribbean & Latin America
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION / Travel
  • JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Topics / New Experience
Publisher:
Salem Publishing Solutions
Imprint:
Xulon Press
Publish Date:
26-February-2023
ISBN:
978-1-6628-6858-0
Description:
In 1962-1964, when the author was 9 to 1 more ...
In 1962-1964, when the author was 9 to 11 years old, his family sailed to and lived on Roosevelt Roads Naval Air Station in Puerto Rico. In the book the child describes the exciting trip as well as life on the base in a tropical paradise. Described and depicted are the Hurricane Hunter airplanes, flying fish, hermit crabs, coqui tree frogs, little league baseball, tropical rainstorms and hurricanes. In 2018 the author revisited the Navy base which has been closed down for many years. He returned to the housing development where his family had lived. The concrete houses built to withstand hurricanes where all still there, but the roads, yards and baseball field were all overgrown by jungle. The book closes describing the current condition and reflecting on the great memories. Author Biography: Daniel W. Fink has spent his career as a forester in Maine and the Pacific Northwest. He loves wild and remote places. He lives with his wife, Carol, in Sandy, Oregon. They love volunteering to serve and teach the children in their church. This is his first book. Illustrator Biography: Sarah Ann Cools is a Portland, Oregon based children's book author and illustrator. She loves to capture the magic of ordinary life and put a fantastical twist on it to delight audiences both young and old. She resides in her own fairyland with her husband and children. You can find her on Instagram @ sarahanncools.
Availability:
Usually ships within a week. **Warning: If you select the Basic Shipping method we are not responsible for lost and/or damaged shipments. The method you have selected is non-trackable and non-insurable. This means the package cannot be tracked during any point of transit, including whether the carrier received the package. In certain instances, the carrier may be able to provide a reference number that is only associated with the package and it may or may not be used for tracking purposes.
Shipping and Order Information

Processing ...

False