A Kid's Guide to Washington, D.C.

By Richard E. Brown and Diane C. Clark

Book Overview

For children on school trips or traveling with their families, here is kid-friendly information about popular monuments, museums, exhibits, shopping, sporting events--and even day trips outside the immediate metropolitan area.
Originally published in 1989, this handy guide now features completely updated text and photographs, along with the puzzles, games, and wonderful tidbits of trivia that have made it one of the most useful D.C. guidebooks for children.
A Kid's Guide to Washington, D.C. is the perfect traveling companion for any youngster who wants to play an active role in planning a family vacation.

Includes:
Puzzles
Games
Trivia
And More!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152061258
• ISBN13: 9780152061258
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Excelent

We are from Puerto Rico and we bought this book for our little nine years old. She like it so much, she read it and all together learn about Washington DC. Our trip will be on July and the book was a very useful tool for that. We highly recommended, she said to us "Mom and Dad how interesting is Washington DC, I learned a lot of things and I want to be there." The book is a good preparation for kids and for us also...the trip will never be the same without this preparation.

Enjoy your trip!

I think I liked this book more than my children did. It does have alot of interesting facts and features. I recommend it for ages 8 to 11.

My kids loved this

I bought a copy of this book for my three daughters to use while we were in DC. And it proved to be a hit. The book gives good information in an easy-to-understand format. The graphics and games were fun, and it kept them entertained on the plane ride there. They are telling me to give it a thumbs-up, so anything educational portrayed in a fun format gets my thumbs-up as well. The only criticism I have is that some of the information was outdated (the book was written 17 years ago, with no apparent updates) and is badly in need of a revision. Since 9-11, things have changed with some of the sites. Perhaps a short section explaining this to the kids, including why there has to be a security check in pretty much every building, would be in order. The Pentagon and FBI are not accessible at this time, and great limiations have been made at other buildings. Other than this shortcoming, though, the book is highly recommended.

Great for travel with Kids

This book is exactly the kind of book that will help your child realize the educational value of their vacation. We used it for three kids-- ages 12, 10 and 7. They liked it because it helped them remember special moments of the trip, and in the case of the 12 year old, "It was fill in the blanks!" It was a lot easier getting them to complete this book rather than writing in a journal. There were also tips and hints that I had not found in any of the other books I used for planning the trip. I highly recommend it!