Article: Next Jacques Cousteau Could Be Kid Next Door; National Geographic Channel, National Geographic Kids and Makers of Purell(R) Instant Hand Sanitizer Announce First National Geographic Kids Expedition Team Members -- Assignment: Galapagos.

WASHINGTON -- Proving their passion to explore and ability to describe their adventures, six boys and nine girls ages 9-14 have been selected as the first-ever National Geographic Kids Expedition Team, scheduled to explore the Galapagos Islands from May 13 to 22, 2006.

The 15 young explorers include an aspiring 13-year-old nature photographer from Norman, Okla., a 9-year-old in Crystal Lake, Ill., who likes to explore garage sales and a 10-year-old who enjoys exploring St. Andrews State Park in Panama City Beach, Fla., her newly adopted home after fleeing Hurricane Katrina. They competed with thousands of other youths nationwide in the National Geographic Kids ...

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