Marvin Cook

Marvin Cook has travelled throughout the US and Caribbean working to connect people to natural and cultural history at parks, museums and wildlife refuges. The company he founded designed and created exhibitions and wayside interpretive signs at venues from the Cayman Islands to the North Slope of Alaska. He produced the Charles Kuralt Trail and Everglades Trail CDs, and numerous short topic videos. He has created conceptual plans for parks and historic sites including many for The Bahamas.

The popular and successful Blue Goose Passport to National Wildlife Refuges (ISBN 978-0967129211) is project he and Lee co-created in 1999. In addition to authoring novels, he has illustrated several scientific books including Trees of Florida (ISBN 9781561640553) and Shrubs and Woody Plants of Florida (ISBN 1561641065), both by Gil Nelson published by Pineapple Press.

Two additional novels describe dangerous and funny adventures in Everglades National Park up the coast of Florida to the Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge and Cedar Key. Look for HOUSEBOAT HERMIT OF THE EVERGLADES and novella sequel CAN'T OUTRUN THE PAST. 

ACROSS FLORIDA STRAITS is set in Cuba, Dry Tortugas National Park, and Key West.