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I love a good end of the year round-up. I thought I’d do a little digging to see what books people were digging this year, and here are the results. What I’ve learned is that people like activity books, early readers, and books that cover more than one country. And although it’s not represented in … Read More about 10 Most Popular Kid’s Travel Books for 2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Edinburgh is the first city I’m writing about for the UNESCO Cities of Literature for Kids series on my blog because it was the first city to be part of this list back in 2004. However, I would’ve liked to have put Edinburgh first anyway. It’s a special city to me. My husband and I … Read More about UNESCO Cities of Literature: Edinburgh for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Yesterday I reviewed the Molly and the Magic Suitcase book, Molly Goes to Shanghai. \u00a0As you may remember, I’ve visited Shanghai in the past and it is one of my favorite cities. Today I’m reviewing the book Molly Goes to Sydney. My experience with Sydney is not as extensive as mine with Shanghai. I’ve never … Read More about Molly Goes to Sydney | A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> We’ve subscribed to Little Passports for a while, ever since I reviewed the book Max, Mia, and Toby’s Adventures Around the World over the summer. I love travel-themed subscription boxes for kids. I’ve finally collected 6 months worth of items and thought – what a good time to do a Little Passports review. This is … Read More about Little Passports Review: World Explorers Subscription Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> One of my favorite things about visiting friends in other towns is when they take you to fun local stops. Especially when those stops are bookstores. On a recent trip to Columbia, Missouri our friends took us to their favorite book place in town – Yellow Dog Bookshop. When we walked in I knew why … Read More about Yellow Dog Bookshop: Columbia, Missouri<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Today I have a guest post by Andrew of The Adventurous Mailbox. The Adventurous Mailbox provides subscribers with stories from their main character’s travels around the world. I asked Andrew to share with our readers his passion for kid travel. So, today he delves into some of his\u00a0thoughts on the benefits of travel and a … Read More about The Benefit of World Travel for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> When kids are learning about Egypt, one thing they’re highly interested in is Ancient Egypt. When I was growing up, it was one of the first sections of history we learned about. I wanted to gather some resources to help families get to know more about Ancient Egypt. Here are some ancient Egypt books for … Read More about Ancient Egypt Books for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Like much of the world right now, I’m home with the kids. We’re homeschooling. While the kids are home with me, I want to make sure to further their love of learning, exploration, and discovery. I was excited when I was contacted to review Sharuko, Peruvian Archaeologist: Julio C. Tello. Yes, it’s about Julio C. … Read More about Sharuko, Peruvian Archaeologist: Julio C. Tello |A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Hi! It’s been a while. Between a cross-country move, a faulty computer, a new home, and everything – I’ve fallen behind on updating here. While it’ll be a few more weeks until I can update more regularly, I wanted to share with you some of the kid’s book recommendations I’ve received this year. So, without … Read More about See the world with Kid’s Books<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> I’m so excited to include this post about the popular Shakespeare & Company Bookstore in Paris, France to our collection of awesome bookstores around the world. This is a guest post from Our Escape Clause. Take a look. Nestled in a small courtyard next to the Seine, Shakespeare & Company is easily the most famous … Read More about Bookstore Love: Shakespeare & Company, Bookstore Love<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Today I have a guest post from my friend, Lisa, who writes at Knocked Up Abroad. She shared with me a new book that’s launching a fundraising campaign on IndieGoGo. The idea of the book and the campaign\u00a0seemed interesting to me and to the KidsTravelBooks audience that I had to share. I’ll let Lisa tell … Read More about Two-time Nobel Laureate, Marie Curie, is inspiring children worldwide<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> I studied abroad in China on a short-term study abroad program. My trip, over the course of just a couple of weeks, was not like the typical school\u00a0program I hear about. We visited\u00a0new cities every other day. Our bus, train, and airplane rides were spent learning about the next destination, giving speeches, and studying. Except … Read More about Molly Goes to Shanghai | A Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Robin\u00a0Barone\u00a0of the Where’s Robin book series\u00a0is back with another installment of for the\u00a0Bookstore Love series. Today she brings us to Main Point Books in Wayne, PA. From her description it sounds like just the place to go for great personalized service and a comfortable place to browse.\u00a0 Nestled in the heart of the Main Line, … Read More about Bookstore Love: Main Point Books, Wayne, PA<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> I even read picture dictionaries to my kids. Not English ones anymore, but foreign languages. Typically I stick with German because they know German and I studied it. So, I know how to pronounce it. However, there’s one\u00a0exception. Tokyo Friends. It doesn’t advertise itself as solely a picture dictionary, and that’s because it’s not. Really. … Read More about Tokyo Friends | Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> As a mom, when I talk about planning a trip – I’m usually referring to the act of getting the whole family on board. Iceland’s been a dream destination for me for a long time, my husband knew why it would be awesome – but my 6 and 8-year-old? They didn’t quite get the excitement. … Read More about Planning a trip to Iceland<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> In 2017 Canada celebrated 150 years of confederation. In honor of those 150 years I curated this awesome list of 150 Canada Books for Kids. There are books by age, by province, and by series. There’s something for everyone. So to honor of 150 years of Canada, I present to you (drumroll) – 150+ children’s … Read More about 150 Canada Books for Kids<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Robin wants to travel. And because she is a bird, she can. Where is Robin: USA\u00a0follows Robin on her first trip to many of the coolest places in the United States. She spends a short time at each destination, focuses on what makes it special, and then moves on to the next. She zig-zags … Read More about Where is Robin | A book review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Today I have a guest post from Valerie Van Ballaer. Valerie writes the series,\u00a0The Travel Adventures of George and Paolo. Here she tells us more about the series and how she got started writing the books. Born in Belgium, at the age of 3 I moved to Thailand with my parents, where I spent 20 … Read More about The Story of the Travel Adventures of George and Paolo Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> I’m excited to have a guest post today written by Travels with Gannon & Wyatt author, Keith Hemstreet. He writes about the importance of journaling, specifically noticing travel journals. As I mentioned in my last post, a review of the Travels with Gannon & Wyatt: Hawaii book, travel journals are a fun way to capture … Read More about The Importance of Travel Journaling<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> Botswana. As I mentioned previously, I don’t really know too much about Botswana. My knowledge now, a few weeks focusing on the country, has grown. Little by little. In order to bridge my\u00a0knowledge gap, I contacted an author living in Botswana, Lauri Kubuitsile. She blogs at Thoughts from Botswana. Ms. Kubuitsile has\u00a0lived there since the … Read More about An interview with author Lauri Kubuitsile – an insiders look at Botswana<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div> I’m taking my kids to one of my favorite places this summer. New York City.\u00a0It will be their first visit. Though we’ll read many books set in New York in the coming months, the first book I picked to read was Rabs and Ted and the Big Apple: Our Adventure in New York. A … Read More about Rabs and Ted and the Big Apple: Our Adventure in New York | Book Review<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n
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