It has been so well accepted that it is already on book best seller lists. Just four years after our 1953 founding, we published our first book, mountain makins in the smokies, which remains in print even now. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park by kim delozier and carolyn jourdan 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Smoky mountains national park by carolyn jourdan, kim delozier. At the end of the session, delozier participated in a book signing of his first release for the members of eys. Kim delozier is a good storyteller and delivers an important message. Delozier all of seymour, and expected greatgrandson, baylor creswell sisters and brothersin. Bear in the back seat, book 2 audiobook by kim delozier. Y12 and the great smoky mountains national park a grand. Sandra and her husband, jay, now reside in east tennessee and have been volunteers in the great smoky mountains national park for the past eleven years.
As a boy, i always thought that working for the park service would be an enjoyable thing to do, and i was right. Kim retired in 2010 after 32 rewarding years of service in. Bear in the back seat ii is the second half of the series of true stories from an extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled. Kim delozier grew up living and working on his familys farm in sevier county, tennessee raising cattle, hogs, tobacco, hay and chickens. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park by kim delozier and carolyn jourdan 2014, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. I found out that the authors put out a follow up to this fun book. Dec 28, 2010 days like this remind me how much i love this job, delozier said. In celebration of the national park services 100th anniversary, coming up on august 25th, here are 100 mustread books about americas national parks. The first book is a wall street journal bestseller. Nov 23, 20 kim married his high school sweetheart, donna, over 36 years ago. In kim delozier s world, when sedated wild black bears wake up unexpectedly in the back seat of a helicopter in midflight, or in his car as hes driving down the highway, or in his office while hes talking on the phone, its just another day in the park. Kim deloziers book is available on amazon and in area stores.
Carolyn jourdan, ghostwriter in strawberry plains, tn. Kim graduated from the university of tennessee with a degree in wildlife and fisheries science. Follow kim delozier and explore their bibliography from s kim delozier author page. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park by kim delozier and carolyn jourdan gloryland by shelton johnson. Bear in the back seat adventures of a wildlife ranger. Kim delozier wrote bear in the back seat mini book. His passion for his job and love of animals is so admirable. Second volume of true stories from a national bestselling series set in an extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonallycrazed elk, homicidal wild boars, hopelessly timid wolves, and. Kim delozier grew up living and working on his familys farm in eastern tennessee raising cattle, tobacco, hogs not wild, and chickens,000 of them. Thanks, kim for your hard work and dedication to provide quality of life to animals and so many improvements to the park for our lifetime to enjoy and for our childrengrandchildren. The title of this book is bear in the back seat and it was written by kim delozier, carolyn jourdan.
Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park volume 2 by kim delozier. He has a second book, with more stories, to be released in a couple of weeks. Im not sure how ms jourdan and mr delozier worked together, but the book was just okay. Great smoky mountains association has partnered with the national park service to publish information related to great smoky mountains for more than 65 years. In kim deloziers world, when sedated wild black bears wake up. It was published by jourdain michael and has a total of 184 pages in the book. Kim delozier recalls 32 years of interaction with park. Park ranger kim delozier played an integral role in the elk reintroduction program in the smokies. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the.
Bear in the back seat, book 2 audiobook kim delozier. Ecoutez ce livre audio gratuitement avec loffre dessai. Written by kim delozier, carolyn jourdan, narrated by carey jones. Wall street journal and audible top10 best selling bear in the back seat wildlife series about ranger kim delozier. Days like this remind me how much i love this job, delozier said. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park. Bear in the back seat, book 2 livre audio kim delozier. Bear in the back seat adventures of a wildlife ranger by.
Kim delozier is a wildlife biologist with over 40 years of field experience in chemical capture of freeranging wildlife, species reintroduction, and large animal nuisance control previously working with great smoky mountains national park. He began his career with the great smoky mountains national park in 1978 working as a wild hog. He began his career with the great smoky mountains national park in 1978 working as a wild hog hunter. Written by kim delozier, carolyn jourdan, audiobook narrated by carey jones. Now, i just noticed that there is a sequel to this book available. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park, which can be purchased at a lower price at. He graduated from the university of tennessee with a degree in wildlife and fisheries science.
Kim delozier is an anachronism, a throw back to a simpler time. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park volume 2 just may be my next audiobook purchase. It describes deloziers 32year career dealing with wildlife. Second volume of true stories from a national bestselling series set in an extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonallycrazed elk, homicidal wild boars, hopelessly timid wolves, and nine million tourists, some of whom are clueless. These books are a series of stories so can be repetitive but hes been a park ranger for. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park by kim delozier and carolyn jourdan gloryland by shelton johnson out on a limb. The first book of delozier and coauthor carolyn jourdan came in november 20 and book two is now out on amazon and will soon be available at all park stores and other retail outlets, such as the. Kim and donna currently live on the original delozier farm in the same farmhouse his dad was raised in.
Kim delozier audio books, best sellers, author bio. This is the second volume in a bestselling series of true stories from an extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonallycrazed elk, homicidal wild boars, hopelessly timid wolves, and nine million tourists, some of whom are clueless. Kim delozier books list of books by author kim delozier. Kim married his high school sweetheart, donna, over 36 years ago. Carolyn jourdan the author, a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park, shares true stories from an extraordinary landscape populated with befuddled bears, hormonallycrazed elk, homicidal wild.
Smokies wildlife ranger book 1 kindle edition by jourdan, carolyn, delozier, kim. Sandra was born in miami, florida, and taught for a total of twentyeight years in both miami and in north carolina. View kim deloziers profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. In kim deloziers world, when sedated wild black bears wake up unexpectedly in the back seat of a helicopter in midflight, or in his car as hes driving down the highway, or in his office while hes talking on the phone, its just another day in the park. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Bear in the back seat audiobook kim delozier, carolyn jourdan. Kim and donna currently live on the original delozier farm in the. Since his childhood, he always loved the outdoors and animals. Daryl ratajczak, former curator of the appalachian bear rescue, will serve as host and talk with kim about the many amazing stories in his bestselling bear in the backseat book series.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. With 32 years as a ranger in the gsm, kim delozier must have stories to fill 10 books. He currently works with the rocky mountain elk foundation. Just like the first collection of stories from kim delozier, this volume contains more simple, easy to read stories from kim about his time as a ranger in the smoky mountains. I figured i should read that one to go along with another trip to the smoky mountainsgatlinburg area. A time when home and family and a sense of place were paramount. Even more exciting is you get to interact and talk with both bear specialists since they. This month, after 32 years of trapping wild hogs, darting nuisance bears and chasing wandering elk, kim delozier retires as chief wildlife biologist for the smokies. See more ideas about books, books to read and my books.
Carrie creswell and husband bryan of north carolina, travis delozier and wife elaina, john and b. It describes delozier s 32year career dealing with wildlife. They have two wonderful children, carrie and travis, and four precious grandsons, baylor, duke, turner, and fox. Mar 26, 2014 kim delozier grew up living and working on his familys farm in eastern tennessee raising cattle, tobacco, hogs not wild, and chickens,000 of them. Carolyn jourdan, ghostwriter in strawberry plains, tn, united. Bear in the back seat audiobook kim delozier, carolyn. Bear in the back seat goodreads meet your next favorite book. Adventures of a wildlife ranger in the great smoky mountains national park is a twopart memoir with kim delozier. Carolyn jourdan ghostwriter strawberry plains, tn, united states. Kim delozier grew up living and working on his familys farm in eastern tennessee. Bear in the back seat adventures of a wildlife ranger by kim delozier and carolyn jourdan during our recent trip to the gatlinburg area and the great smoky mountains, i wanted to take a book with me relating to the park and the area to read. Louise also shared, regarding kim delozier, kim is the author of the newly published book, bear in the back seat. Join facebook to connect with dave delozier and others you may know.
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