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Gail Nelson

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Gail’s love for a very misunderstood group of animals, reptiles, led her to write about and draw them. She is a freelance writer and illustrator, and her latest book, “Pebble Skins and Fast Walkers: What’s In a Name?” Is due out in early 2023.

She lives in north Texas with her husband, twin teenage sons, dogs, cat, and several reptiles.

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Hoatzin | Nature’s Punk Rock Bird

You know those moments when you discover something so completely weird that it doesn’t seem real? That’s the hoatzin. This bird is like nature decided to throw every weird feature into one animal and see what happened. Check it out. Where This Oddball Lives The hoatzin lives in the swamps and riverside forests of the […]

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Sh*t No One Tells You: About Starting an Online Business

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From Manuscript to Market: An Authors Guide

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“Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit.”
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