| Title | : | Hidden Wonders 1 |
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| ISBN | : | 1788683269 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781788683265 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 |
| Publication | : | Published November 19, 2019 |
This travel companion for the incurably curious is your guide to finding the world's most amazing secret places. So grab your compass and let's get started as you explore the far corners of our world. Start your adventure in the west at Hawaii's Pineapple Garden Maze, before traveling along the line of longitude to Vanuatu's underwater post office.
Get ready to bungee jump off a road to nowhere in the Brazilian jungle, or lose yourself in the world's largest maze. Whether deep underwater in a prehistoric grotto or high on a cliff at the tip of a rock troll's tongue, afloat on waters as pink as a rose or swimming with pigs on a sandy beach, adventure awaits around every corner.
About Lonely Planet Kids: Lonely Planet Kids-an imprint of the world's leading travel authority Lonely Planet-published its first book in 2011. Over the past 45 years, Lonely Planet has grown a dedicated global community of travelers, many of whom are now sharing a passion for exploration with their children. Lonely Planet Kids educates and encourages young readers at home and in school to learn about the world with engaging books on culture, sociology, geography, nature, history, space and more. We want to inspire the next generation of global citizens and help kids and their parents to approach life in a way that makes every day an adventure. Come explore!
Hidden Wonders 1 Reviews
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You know how sometimes you want to look for the places that are out of the way and off the beaten path? This book doubles (for me at least) as a handy travel guide to all those places you wish you’d heard of before — AND — it’s an introduction for young readers (aged 9-12) that the world is so much bigger, weirder and wonderful than they thought.
The book is divided into different longitudes, so right next to learning about the Waitavala Water Slide in Taveuni, Fiji young readers will learn about the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alaska.
Or right next to a page on Tank Town, USA (yes, it’s famous for allowing you to drive tanks and crush cars), you’ll find that Hell does exist — on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands. It contains a group of ancient limestone formation that are spiky black rocks that look like they’re rising out of hell.
Honestly, seeing the beauty of these places just brings home how big our world is, and really, we’re all just one very, very small part of it. It’s a gorgeous, out of left field introduction to the world, customs and people and if you like travelling, whatever your age, you’re going to adore this. -
Although this book is aimed at the 9-12 years age range, I really enjoyed reading this book myself. There are over 150 different places to discover. Hidden Wonders takes us through them starting with most west and travels east. There are some really pretty amazing places that I have never heard of before and some that I wouldn't mind visiting one day.
My youngest son, Aaron (9), loved this book! He was fascinated with all the strange and wonderful places. The photo are really great too. This is a book that you can come back to again and again.
5/5 stars.
Review also on my blog -
https://serenityyou.com/books/hidden-...
* I was sent this book in return for a review. All opinions are mine and 100% honest. -
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This “Guide to the Planet’s Wildest, Weirdest Places” will take you on a ride, uncovering sights you never knew existed. This book offers over 200 of the world’s most weirdly wonderful places including a cave of giant crystals, a grove of singing trees, and a cave illuminated by glowworms.
From the beautiful raised cover to the hidden secrets found within, this informative and engaging book is likely to infect everyone with the travel bug, including parents—consider yourselves warned!
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(3.5) quick snippets about fascinating places
Question some of the accuracy (esp historical and scientific), and the photos could be better, but pretty good repackaging of some of the guidebook writeups.
Will see if we use any of these to inspire vacations (maybe New Zealand? :) ).
Seems like there’s over representation of Colombia in here...guess maybe that’s a good sign that the Colombia/South America guidebook might be fairly adventure-oriented? -
Beautiful but uneven collecting of interesting and offbeat places around the world. Most entries contain beautiful photographs, though the description may make you wish they had chosen a different angle to match up better. Some places are not around anymore, as described. Fun to browse, though not good for serious research beyond picking a topic.
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3.5 Pretty cool children’s guide to hidden wonders. I wish the locations were clearer, perhaps a little map in a corner for reference.
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