MEDIA & REVIEWS
A Tribute to Schmelz's Father
“The book burbles from one crisis to the next like a hungry gator roaming a pond full of plastic swans."
HARRIET HEITHAUS
JOURNEY TO THE END OF EDEN
Easy Read
"This novel is easy to read, engaging, and one is unable to put it down until the book is completed. Looking forward to the next novel."
BRUCE CARABELLI
JAPAPA
Environment & Preservation
“The Gift” is about a girl in Southwest Florida transported back through time."
KEN MOORE
THE GIFT
BIO
Gary was the Director of the Big Cypress Nature Center and
Director of Education for The Conservancy of Southwest Florida, where he designed curriculum for students in preschool through
grade 8. Additionally, he assisted in the development of the Marjory
Stoneman Douglas Nature Center on Key Biscayne, Florida, and
served on the board and as president of the Bailey-Matthews
National Shell Museum on
Sanibel, Florida.
Gary has traveled extensively in the Bahamas and Caribbean.
His publications include The Gift, a young adult novel; Native Wildflowers of Southwest
Florida (with Glen Stacell); a memoir, Journey to the Edge of Eden; and a photographic
book, Fabulous Florida Fossil Shells.
NEWS AND EVENTS
COMING SOON
BOOK TWO OF THE
JAPAPA TRILOGY
