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Fire!
This comic was inspired by some family camping experiences from my own childhood, as well as with my kids. Growing up in Oregon, I did a lot of camping but no one ever taught me how to correctly build a fire. After my kids went to Trackers camps and learned the fundamentals, they showed me during our camping trips. They taught me how to build a fire. It was exciting to see them be the leaders and take such pride in their knowledge and abilities. One of my fondest camping memories is of my 8-year-old daughter catching crawdads with her bare hands and then cooking them over the fire she built. That’s a Trackers kid for you.
--Michelle McCann
The World
Trackers Kids live in two worlds: the real world and the world they create in their imaginations. Whether that’s a treetop nursery for baby dragons, becoming secret agents, or a prehistoric mammoth hunt, Trackers kids have rich fantasy worlds they inhabit. Re-entry from the imaginary to real world is not always easy.
The Characters
Trackers Kids have wild imaginations, but they also have mad Trackers skills. They can track, hunt, build a fire and survive in the wilderness. They are a band of friends united by their love of nature and their thirst for adventure. The rotating cast of characters are:
Savanah
Savanah is great at all the wilderness survival skills (carving, tracking, archer).
Josh
Josh is the quiet leader of the group. He appreciates great adventures and action.
Frank
Frank is all about story.
Fiona
Fiona is a bit of a trouble-maker, always spoiling for a fight. She’s independent and likes to do things her way.
Comic Creators
Amelia Davis
Amelia Davis is an avid archer, hiker, biker, and camper who loves making comics and games (both board games and video games), in her spare time! Amelia has written and drawn comics since before she knew what comics were, and all of them were about the crazy adventures she went on in her imagination. Currently Amelia is working on a number of different comics that are soon to be published, but she can’t say much more than that. You can find out more about Amelia at ameliaddraws.com and on her facebook page. Lettering by Woody Arnold.
Michelle McCann
Michelle is a Trackers parent who has been writing and editing children’s books for more than 20 years. She’s had a passion for comics since her own childhood addiction and still has her original collection (all in plastic sleeves, of course), which she graciously shares with her children. When they’re being nice.
Tony Deis
Tony is one of the founders of Trackers Earth. When he was young he eschewed high school and headed to the wilderness. There he found stories of the more-than-human-world that inspired him to bring people back to the wild.
