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Superp Sahara
This inspiring book tells an awesome story of someone's trek across the Sahara.Leaves you spellbound, and amazed, very good book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adventure & Adventurers    2. Camels    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Journeys    6. Juvenile literature    7. People & Places - Africa    8. Raskin, Lawrence    9. Sahara    10. Africa    11. Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel    13. Myth & legend told as fiction   

Subjects:  1. Art & Art Instruction    2. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    3. Europe - Gt. Britain/London    4. Reference    5. Art, fine art, decorative arts    6. England    7. History of art & design styles: from c 1900 -    8. London, Greater London    9. Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides    10. Travel & holiday   

Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Travel - General    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Juvenile Travel    4. Special Interest - Family    5. Travel    6. Travel - United States    7. United States - New England - Massachusetts    8. Travel / United States / Northeast / New England (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT)    9. Boston (Mass.)   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. People & Places - Asia    7. Russia (Federation)    8. Travel    9. Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing    10. Russia   

Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Travel - General    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Juvenile Travel    4. Special Interest - Family    5. Travel    6. Travel - United States    7. United States - Midwest - Chicago    8. Travel / United States / Midwest / East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)    9. Chicago (Ill.)   

Subjects:  1. Atlanta    2. Atlanta (Ga.)    3. Children's 9-12 - Travel - United States    4. Essays & Travelogues    5. Family recreation    6. Georgia    7. Guidebooks    8. Guides    9. Juvenile literature    10. Travel   

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Wonderful book on a simply amazing bicycle trek.Pictures were stunners.This man has biked from the polar regions to Tierra del Fuego, circumnavigated the globe, of which the journey across Russia was but a part, and biked the length of the African continent.Incredible feats, hardships and adventures. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Africa    2. Buettner, Dan    3. Children's 9-12 - Travel - General    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Description and travel    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. People & Places - Africa    9. Travel    10. Journeys    11. Travel writing   

Subjects:  1. Children: Kindergarten    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. Games & Activities - General    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning    7. Travel    8. Invalid Code    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Games & Activities / General   

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Belongs in every middle school backpack!
Colleges of every type -- from barber colleges to major research universities -- lie at the center of our society's life.They are placesof great fun, seriousness, and success.This superb book makes plain tomiddle schoolers that in a few short years they too will be able to be oncampus. "The First Look at College" performs the neat trick oftaking the mystery out of going to college while making the prospect evenmore exciting.Yet, the almanac is not another example of denying ouryoungsters their childhood, like entrance exams for kindergarten.Instead,by writing directly to the kids and not writing down to them, Greenfeldshows that 14-year-olds in almost every circumstance and from everybackground ought to be planning for some learning after high schoolgraduation.Organized in page-size chunks, the book steps readers throughthinking about careers and showing the panoply of colleges available andthen unpacking the application process. Financial aid, sports, fraternitiesand sororities, study tips, and a neat list of college urls all get theirdue. A busy junior high counselor who has a shelf of these books canperform some valuable intervention simply by pressing the "Kids'College Almanac" into student hands.

Wonderful for Parents, Too!
This terrific book is a great resource for parents, too!Even though my husband and I both went to college, so much has changed.This bookprovides a wonderful overview in a very engaging format.It greatlysimplifies what is otherwise daunting.The authors were very clever intheir choice of format - it really is designed just the way most kids willintially use it; all the interesting facts do capture their interest andtheir parents, too. It's one of those books that anyone who's beenthrough the college application process - whether parent or student - hasto pick up and say, "I wished I had that back then!"

Now I'm Ready!
Even though I won't be attending college until the year 2003 this book tells me a lot of things I need to know or should know before going tocollege. there were Some things about college that i didn't know untilreading this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Reference    2. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    4. College choice    5. College student orientation    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Reference - Almanacs    9. School & Education    10. Travel    11. United States    12. Universities and colleges   

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Everything you need to know
This is the book I was looking for.Knowing Seattle like the back of my hand I still needed inspiration for playing tourist with my kids in Seattle.And who better to write a guide to Seattle with children than two women who wrote for the top Seattle family magazines.This book will not only give you ideas on what to do, it will tell you what to expect to spend, how long you should plan to be there, what else is in the neighborhood, helpful hints to make the outing more enjoyable, and just about anything else you'd need to know about doing it.I now not only have a full week of adventures planned for this summer but ideas of other things to do for a long time to come.Yeah! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's All Ages - Travel - General    2. Juvenile Nonfiction    3. Juvenile Travel    4. Special Interest - Family    5. Travel    6. Travel - United States    7. United States - Pacific - Washington    8. Travel / United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)    9. Seattle (Wash.)   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. History    3. History: American    4. Travel    5. United States - General    6. History / United States / General   

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Not too complete
While this book was a good idea for youngsters, it left out a number of important places in D.C., so wasn't as useful as I had hoped in helping my little one get ready or remember our trip.

Fantastic picture book of Washington D.C.
My son is 5 and has become very interested in the buildings of Washington D.C.I had a hard time finding a book that had a lot of pictures withoutall the verbage.This book is the best that I have found!Delightfulpictures will hold the interest of the very young.Recommended for thepre-book-report set! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Buildings in art    3. Children's 4-8 - Sociology    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. In art    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Munro, Roxie    9. People & Places - United States    10. Social Studies - General    11. Travel    12. Washington (D.C.)    13. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Coaching (Transportation)    4. History    5. History - Other    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Roads    9. Transportation - General    10. Travel    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Pop-Ups    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Sailing - Narratives    7. Shipwrecks    8. Social Science - Archaeology    9. Specimens    10. Toy and movable books    11. Underwater archaeology    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Curiosities & Wonders    13. Oceans & seas    14. Pop-up & lift-the-flap books    15. Travel & holiday   

Subjects:  1. Buildings, structures, etc    2. Buildings, structures, etc.    3. Children's 9-12 - History - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Empire State Building (New Yor    7. Empire State Building (New York, N.Y.)    8. History - United States/Symbols, Monuments, Etc.    9. Juvenile Architecture    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. New York (N.Y.)    13. Travel    14. United States - State & Local - General   

Subjects:  1. Alphabet    2. Alphabet books    3. Children's 9-12 - History - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. English language    6. General    7. History    8. History: American    9. Juvenile literature    10. Philadelphia (Pa.)    11. Social life and customs    12. United States - State & Local - General    13. Pennsylvania    14. Travel & holiday   

Subjects:  1. France    2. Travel & holiday guides    3. French    4. Modern language learning material    5. Travel & holiday   

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Cape Cod On The Move
My daughter purchased the book for some friends and loved it, so I decided to get one for my Grandson. Nicholas lives in Atlanta and we only get to see him once a year or so. We wanted him to have something to remember us and his visits by. He loves the book so much, we keep one at the house for him to use here, when he comes!

Small Town Book Makes BIG Waves!
A lifetime Cape resident, I purchased Cape Cod For Kids Coloring and Activity book for two little friends of mine that came to visit with their parents over the summer. They completely enjoyed reliving their summer vacation by coloring the carefully chosen and depicted Cape Cod scenes. The activities range in difficulty, so you can buy it for a child of almost any age. A perfect gift for the child who loves to live on or visit the Cape! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books    2. Activity Books - Coloring Books    3. Cape Cod (Mass.)    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile Nonfiction / Activity Books    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel    7. Massachusetts    8. Travel   

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Nice, but badly made
A wonderful carnival of a book, and like many carnivals it has problems if you look closely. The pop-ups aren't always easy to work, and one piece tends to get fouled up on another. In addition, there are a LOT of little booklets and enclosures- many of them great in themselves but they tend to fall out of the book into your lap. Then you've got an evening of "Where the #@&&%^! did THIS go?" ahead of you.
Not complete
The Top of the Empire State Building are not in the book. The edges of the the book are really in a bad condition.I think, it's a seller problem!

Very disappointed
I have to use my fingers to make them pop-up. Not interesting pop-ups at all-- just plain and simple. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Subjects & Themes - Travel - General    2. Travel    3. United States - Northeast - Middle Atlantic (General)    4. Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing    5. New York    6. North America    7. Travel & holiday   

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Accurate information & beautiful photos!
This is an excellent book for children and adults to learn more about Alaska.It is beautifully photographed. We lived in Fairbanks, AK for 19 years!We gave it as a Christmas gift to our family members.Well cone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alaska    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. General    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Pictorial works    9. Travel