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Joseph R. Goodall

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Joseph R. Goodall was born in Auckland, New Zealand and spent his childhood in Florida. Inspired by books combining science, history and creative story-telling, he wrote and illustrated his own stories from an early age. A big backyard, close-knit extended family, and involvement in community service efforts all shaped his love of building relationships and exploring cities, parks and nature trails. Humanitarian aid efforts have taken him on trips to Bolivia, India and Haiti, deepening his curiosity about the significance of place-making, the way people live and how to develop cross-cultural partnerships.

Since earning a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, he has worked in land development, preparing site designs fo ...more

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What the Bird Sees in Flight: Collected Stories of a New Zealand Farming Family

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Arcadia

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In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings (Yale Agrarian Studies Series)

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