Children’s
FAMILY TRAVEL FRIDAY Destination: Italy (14th Century) Book: Waterfall, the River of Time triology by by Lisa T. Bergren (Young Adult) By Jennifer Close Imagine finding a portal that takes you back to 14th century Italy where you are immediately immersed in a battle between gallant knights and their fierce enemies. This is exactly what [...]
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CULTURE TRAVEL TUESDAY Destination: The Imagination Book: Cloak, by James Gough (NEW YA Fantasy– 2012) Interview by Dr. Jessie Voigts Have you ever seen a rat on the subway–not a real rat, per se, but maybe a half-rat, half-human? Or have you been tended to by an owl doctor– not a doctor for owls, but [...]
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Today one lucky person will win not only a road trip book for children, but one for adults on the same highway! See details at the end of post. Must act by 3:00 a.m. Monday. Family Travel Friday Destination: Hit the U.S. Highways Books: Kids Love Travel Guides by George Zavatsky and Michele Zavatsky By [...]
Family Travel Friday Destination: New York City Book: Lonely Planet’s Not-For-Parents Series:New York City: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know Review by Jennifer Close Central Park, Broadway shows, and the Museum of Modern Art are just a few reasons that New York City has been on my list of places to visit for as long [...]
Destination: Arizona Book: Arizona, Way Out West and Wacky, by Conrad J. Storad and Lynda Exley (2011) You’ll be hearing more at A Traveler’s Library in the coming year about the Centennial of my home state, Arizona, the Grand Canyon State. And New Mexico turns 100 in 2012, also, so I’ll talk about them a bit. [...]
Family Travel Friday Destination: Aquarium Book: Swimmy by Leo Lionni (1963) By Jennifer Close The mystery of the ocean never ceases to amaze children and adults alike. There is lots of information about the ocean, but there is still so much exploring to be done. I have been fascinated with the ocean, its inhabitants and [...]
Destination: London Books: Loathsome London by Terry Deary from the Horrible Histories Various Titles from the You Wouldn’t Want To Be… series for children “Horrible” History Makes Traveling to Britain with Kids Fun A GUEST POST by Mara Gorman Grownups tend to think that castles, suits of armor, and ancient towers are automatically interesting [...]
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The Great American Road Trip Destination: South Dakota Book: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder) A GUEST POST by Kristen Gough The Scarecrow listened carefully, and said, “I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.” Print [...]
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TRAVEL TUESDAY Destination: Maine Books: by Robert McClosky A GUEST POST BY BRETTE SEMBER When I was a child, each summer my family rented a beautiful old cottage on Smith Cove on the Penobscot Bay, near Blue Hill, Maine. Print PDF
