Visiting Vancouver BC with kids, be sure to see totem poles in Stanley Park at Brockton Point. Find out how to identify figures carved on the totem poles, plus children’s books about Pacific Northwest stories and legends.
Read more…Thailand: New and favorite children’s books
Here’s new and some favorite children’s books about Thailand – to read before a family trip, read at home, or wherever you curl up with fun books.
Read more…See the sea otters
Over the long July 4 weekend, our destination on the California central coast – Morro Bay. Watch our video of an adorable sea otter mother and pup, and find out why kelp is a “floating blankie.”
Read more…New – Museum of the American Revoluion
We took a visit to see the new Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. The museum presents the story of the American Revolution and founding of the United States with re-created historical moments, immersive theater, hands-on experiences, personal stories, authentic artifacts, such as muskets and swords, newspaper with Declaration of Independence, George Washington’s war tent.
Read more…New books for spring
We live in northern California, and spring this year is spectacular, drought years with brown hills are gone, replaced with emerald green wherever we look. A trip to various favorite bookstores, we returned with a bag full of new children’s books for spring.
Read more…New York City mystery books
New York City is a dynamic setting for mysteries – the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Grand Central Station, Yankee stadium, the subway, Central Park. Here’s new and favorite mysteries, all set in New York, from Harlem to Staten Island, East Side, West Side, Ellis Island, and Fifth Ave.
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