Dan Buettner - Author

Contact Information

Address:

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Book Category: Nonfiction

Books

Africatrek. Lerner, 1997.

Mayaquest: Interactive Expedition. Onion Press, 1996.

Sovietrek: A Journey by Bicycle Across Russia. Lerner, 1994.

Inside Grand Bahama: The Insider\'s Guide. Fair Prospect Press, 1990.

Highlights

Dan Buettner, 40, has made a career exploring the world's extremes to promote understanding and education. For last fall's expedition, AsiaQuest, Dan opened a new chapter in modern-day exploration and education. Using cutting-edge satellite communications and the Internet, he linked 40,000 classrooms and on-line adventurers to some of the world's top scientists to answer the question, "Did Marco Polo really go to China?" The Washington Post ran a six-week series on AsiaQuest and called Dan's Quests, "the most successful experiment in interactive education to date."

In 1992-93, Dan led Africatrek, a 12,107 mile journey across the length and width of Africa. As a team of two black and white cyclists, their objective was to highlight the power of racial cooperation and setting goals. In conjunction with the expedition, Dan initiated a program that sent 1000 bicycles to Africa and an education program that reached over one million students. The television program he produced on the expedition won a 1995 Emmy Award for cultural documentaries.

Currently Dan is the Vice President of Classroom Connect's Adventure Learning Division. He graduated cum laude from the University of St. Thomas in 1983.

Awards

Sovietrek. MN Book Awards. Children's Non-Fiction, 1995; Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies, 1995; New York Public Library. Books for the Teen Age, 1994.

Presentations

Fees

Fees range from pro bono (for selected charities)

Added: 12/8/2000

Updated: 2006/07/17:1