Meet Dato - a Spanish/English bilingual cat who loves to eat fish, travel, and learn facts. Meet Vanessa, Andrew, and Evan - three explorer kids who enjoy connecting with new people, learning new languages, sampling new foods, and discovering new places. Become immersed in The Bahamas - a beautiful country filled with vibrant colors, rich history and culture, fascinating animals and wildlife, interesting geography, and deep national pride. Join Dato the Fact Cat, Vanessa, Andrew, and Evan on their journey through the letters of the alphabet, and the islands of The Bahamas. Written by first-time author, Veronica McFall, with colorful illustrations by RJ Jenkins, A Visit to The Bahamas from A to Z is for elementary school-aged readers and their families. The author and illustrator of this impressive project are to be commended for the hard work and through research in an attempt to capture the history of the Bahamian people. The story of Dato the Fact Cat and the Voyagers will inspire all who read it, and at the same time serve as an educational tool not only for Bahamian children, but for people everywhere. Davidson L. Hepburn, 1st Bahamian Ambassador to the United Nations; President of the 35th Session of UNESCO. When we think of islands, and Caribbean islands, like The Bahamas, it is difficult to think of anything else but beauty, nature, multiple blue colors in the water and amazing sunsets, and sunrises, adorned by the diversity of plants and birds that depend on each other, and that may not exist anywhere else. In this beautiful story, sharing and uncovering The Bahamas, the author and team of young explorers have brought us additional aspects of these unique islands. They uncovered for us a rich history from colonialism to independence...This book has been an inspiration. Dr. Maritza Macdonald, Education Director (Emerita) and Faculty, American Museum of Natural History The book A Visit to The Bahamas from A to Z is a book your kids will enjoy, and you will too...As you marvel at and enjoy the illustrations, you will learn a lot about The Bahamas, from the 663 foot deep Dean's Blue Hole to the Island of Eleuthera's delicious and famous pineapples...Of course, I also found the info on Nassau's grouper, their favorite fish, to be very interesting. I want to catch one! George A. Smith, writer and author, renowned outdoorsman and wildlife activist; former director of the Sports Alliance of Maine. Veronica McFall is a first generation Bahamian-American. A Visit to The Bahamas from A to Z was inspired by the author's childhood trips to visit her grandmother and extended family in The Bahamas.Veronica has a passion for the limitless opportunities education provides. This is her first book and the inaugural title in a series that aims to encourage youth travel and cross cultural understanding.Veronica has over 25 years of experience in K-12, higher education, and educational not-for-profit organizations. Veronica is a graduate of Colgate University and was a Mellon Fellow at Teachers College, Columbia University where she earned a Master of Arts in Bilingual Education (Spanish) and a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. Veronica lives in New Jersey with her husband. They have three children who are on their own voyage into adulthood. A Visit to The Bahamas from A to Z is illustrator RJ Jenkins' first book for children. A graduate of Bates College, RJ is a visual arts teacher, basketball, track and cross country coach at Kents Hill School in Kents Hill, Maine. RJ has a passion for helping young people realize their creative talents.In his 18 years of teaching, he has taught a wide range of art, design, and film production courses. He has also worked on a number of design and marketing projects for the school.When not on the school's 400 acre campus, RJ enjoys spending time with his wife and two children being active in the outdoors of Maine, watching movies, drawing and painting, and sharing time with extended family.