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by Hope Rowan (Author), Jada Fitch (Illustrator)
A follow-up to the popular Ten Days in Acadia, the book is told from a fictional kid's point of view to interest young people and get them excited about being outdoors. A young girl and her family describe a trip discovering the forests, mountains, ponds, and waterfalls of Maine's Baxter State Park, the Debsconeag Wilderness Area, and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Beautiful color drawings by Maine artist Jada Fitch illustrate field notes of common flora and fauna. Full-color trail maps, color photographs, hiking tips, rainy-day ideas, and other resources on lodging, eating, and travel to and from the area, make this a valuable family companion.Author Biography
Hope Rowan likes looking under seaweed, mucking around in dirt, and studying maps. She has spent the past 15 years creating, designing, and teaching children about maps as a certified Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Professional. Her first tent camping in Maine was in a crib and she was introduced to the trails of Acadia from her father's shoulders. Rowan's vacation experiences in Acadia led her to attend the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, where she received her M.Phil. in human ecology. Now she lives on Mount Desert Island with Acadia National Park as her backyard. Her first children's guide book, Ten Days in Acadia, came out in 2017.
Jada Fitch is an illustrator living in Addison, Maine. Her work can be found everywhere from bookshops to nature trails. She frequently works with Maine Audubon, Liberty Graphics, park foundations, publishers, and magazines. She has illustrated the Wildlife on the Move series of board books and the guidebook Ten Days in Acadia for Islandport Press. Fitch is also the creator of the popular Home Tweet Home window feeder, a decorated tiny home for birds. When not at her desk, Fitch is bird watching or taking photos in the forest.
Jada Fitch grew up in a family-built log cabin in Sebago, Maine. Much of her childhood was spent attending art classes, working on craft projects, and building forts at her grandparents' general store. Jada majored in Illustration at the Maine College of Art, before spending a couple of years soaking up the sun in Los Angeles. (She ultimately decided that Maine was a better fit, and moved back to her native state.) She works primarily in pen and ink, using watercolors or Photoshop to add soft, realistic tones to her illustrations. Fitch lives in Portland, Maine, with her husband, Philip, and dog, Daisy. When she's not at her desk drawing, she's usually out birding, or knitting and watching nature documentaries.
