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Stimulating,enjoyable ,enlightening overview of Egyptian art
written to fascinate and proactively involve the museum-goer of all ages!This book is a must have for aanyone wishing to understand and appreciate the art of ancient Egypt. It is a fun trip even if confined to a cozy chairat home !!

Excellent!Essential reading for children - of all ages.
This is a wonderful book and brings to life the world of Egyptian art in a way that is sure to fascinate children of all ages.Knapp and Lehmberg have created a book which will make museum goinginteresting for everyonein the family. ... Read more

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What a delightful way to learn about American history!
Lehmberg and Knapp have given the readers some memorable anecdotes about artists and their art forms as we travel from Revolutionary War era to Twentieth Century.It is an enjoyable guide for all ages

Very educational for the kids!
Your kids will gain a whole new understanding of the art they see in a museum. And adults can learn a thing or two as well.

Fabulous book! Suddenly museums are fun.
Not only is this an invaluable book for children, but also for adults. I read a copy of the book before I went on a date. She was fascinated bythe facts which I had gleamed from the book. Needless to say we are going outagain, this time to see a French Impressionist exhibit! Good thing Knappand Lehmberg wrote two other books!!! ... Read more

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It's Great!
I am a health care worker in Amherst, Massachusetts with an interest from childhood in Greek and Roman art.It is a pleasure to recommend Ruthie Knapp and Janice Lehmberg's sparkling museum guide, Greek and Roman Art.This delightfully written work is a perfect guide to the classical collection of any museum, and brings the culture of the ancient world alive for adults and children alike.A wonderful resource indeed!

Greek and Roman Art-Off the Wall Museum Guides for Kids
This book is a wonderful guide for all members of the family to use when seeing Greek and Roman art. Although the purpose of the book is to help children enjoy a museum visit, anyone can profit from advice to limit oneself to short museum visits which concentrate on a few objects, rather than trying to stuff the whole museum into one's head in one session.The authors have lots of other good sense suggestions about museum visiting in general.

The format of this short and handy book is most inviting: bright colors, lively illustrations, witty language, interesting facts. The facts are given in words which the reader will find easy to remember.The whole book is peppered with entertaining surprises.

The authors clearly explain to the reader the basics about Greek and Roman art, and how to see differences between them.

I would heartily recommend this small but potent guide to persons of any age who will be visiting collections of Greek and Roman art. ... Read more

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From Dorothy's red slippers to the Wright brothers plane, the Smithsonian is filled with objects fascinating to kids. Yet choosing what to see in the nation's largest museum complex can challenge even the most enthusiastic families. Packed with information and pictures, this lively new guide offers eight to 12-year-olds a way to navigate the Smithsonian. 250 full color illustrations. ... Read more

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Lacking in info
There are 10 Smithsonian museums on the mall.The author only details 3 of them, which left me & the kids disappointed.We were looking for information on the museum of Art & Sculpture. ... Read more

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In this second book of the ModelMetricks Advanced series, youll use digital pictures to make several paintings, each with its own fancy frame. Youll also make some elaborate and colorful bowls that will sit on display stands. To house all these objects, youll build an art gallery with a complicated-looking (but easy to make) window and roof. SketchUps very fun Follow Me tool is the star of this book. For ages 10-15. PRINTED IN COLOR. ... Read more

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Children's book author Kathleen Thorne-Thomsen introduces young readers and their parents to the Huntington, a former estate that now houses world-class collections of books, art, and plants. For kids who may never be able to visit the Huntington as well as those who will, this book offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the workings of a museum. Readers will also meet the owner of the estate, Henry E. Huntington, an early developer of Los Angeles, and learn something about daily life on what during Huntington's lifetime was a working ranch.
Thorne-Thomsen gives complete directions for activities ranging from designing a bookplate to making a leaf quilt to organizing a collection of family photographs. Kids will also learn about the different kinds of jobs needed to run an institution that has collections ranging from plants to paintings. Those who have been on museum field trips may know what a docent is, but they will also learn what curators and conservators do to make sure that treasures from the past will last for years to come. ... Read more

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Illustrations, photographs and dazzling reproductions of more than 40 masterpieces by the Group of Seven fill this book about artists who changed the landscape of Canadian art. Meet the Group of Seven describes how the group formed, how and where they painted, their influence on Canadian art and much more. This must-have reference book in the Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History series was produced in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario. ... Read more

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Entering its 20th edition, Fodor’s Walt Disney World® with Kids delivers the definitive but always-easy-to-access advice of former Disney Magazine contributing editor Kim Wright Wiley, who has logged more than 50 visits to the parks both as a keen-eyed journalist and as a parent. Every family needs her tips and insider knowledge to make the most of a trip to Walt Disney World.
Wiley not only rates attractions and rides based on their age-related suitability and "scare" factor, but also incorporates feedback from hundreds of families who, like her, have not-so-tirelessly field tested it all. Inside you'll find:
Ø Everything a family needs to choose the right hotel, including driving times to the parks from each property
Ø Full ratings as well as quick-reference charts for the most kid-pleasing rides and restaurants
Ø Must-see attraction checklists geared toward young kids as well as preteens and teens
Ø Time-saving tips, such as how to avoid crowds and lines at the park
Ø Insider's secrets and the skinny on "Hidden Mickeys"
Ø Cautionary tales and success stories from parents about their park experiences
Ø Convenient maps of Walt Disney World and Universal Studios
"Must reading for everyone planning to bring their family."–Katie Couric, NBC's Today Show ... Read more

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Great Guide
This was our first time in Disney with the kids and this book was a valuable resource.We loved the tips, the maps and the recommendations.From our experience Ms. Wiley was "on the nose" when it comes to recommending rides for the ager groups our children were belong to (two and four AND A HALF!!!!).

I've even showed it to friends who go to Disney every year and they found it helpful.

Pocket size life-saver
This book is choc-a-block with useful time and money saving tips and should be considered an essential guide to anyone wanting to survive, much less enjoy a trip to WDW.Pack it or plan on bringing some regrets home with you.

Great Book!
I am enjoying reading this book.
There are great tips for a trip to Walt Disney World with Kids.

I am going to Walt Disney World in December.I am going with a friend and her two little girls who are 5 and 6.

My children are grown and I am finding out a lot of good ideas and information that is especially great for someone who is going with little kids.

Disney with Kids book
This book is fantastic!It's helped tremendously with the planning of our fall trip to Disney with three kids!

A wonderful tool for anyone going to Florida's parks with kids!
When we took our children (then 9 and 5) to Disney World in 2006 we looked at a lot of guide books and finally bought the 2006 version of this one.It is an amazing book -- was right on in so many areas.The "scare factor" warnings saved our hides on several rides -- and the one time I ignored it and decided my kids would love the ride even though the book warned that almost everyone gets scared (Dinosaur) both of my kids were so traumatized we had to promise for the next 2 days that "this ride is not scary I promise and I'm sorry again."I wrote all through the book so we would remember the next time what we loved, what was not worth it, and what might be better when they were older.

There were so many good hints and tips in it that when we returned to Disney this month we bought the updated version.While we waited in line at Animal Kingdom at 3 the family behind us (who had been there since 10) said they couldn't believe how busy it was -- they were exhausted.I told them we had read in the book that you should either be there right at the beginning and take a long break in the middle or arrive toward the end of the day (when we did.)They spent the rest of the line reading about the park they were going to the next day -- this is how helpful these hints and tips are.

Despite the name, this book has major sections about Universal, Sea World, etc along with where to stay, what to pack, what not to pack, how to get around, and what kids of different ages (and parents!) will enjoy.It tells you when to make reservations for dining, and gives a countdown timeline for buying tickets, making reservations, etc. It gives a map of each park/land and a "don't miss" list by age group.And, for while you're waiting in line, there are hidden mickey alerts and things to watch for.

The only thing it doesn't include, which I would have like to have seen, is a review of some of the dinner shows off-park (like Arabian Nights, where we went -- excellent) and info on which parks are better on which days.There are web sites that show this -- it would be helpful information.

Unlike many guide books, the authors actually make an effort to completely overhaul the book each year so the information is actually current and relevant.Definitely worth buying!! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Creative Kids, published by Prufrock Press on June 22, 2010. The length of the article is 558 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The U.S. Botanic Garden: a living museum.(SCIENCE & MATH CORNER)
Author: Aisha Rigert
Publication: Creative Kids (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2010
Publisher: Prufrock Press
Volume: 28Issue: 4Page: 7

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on March 12, 2009. The length of the article is 806 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Museum helps kids see world.(Local Opinion)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: March 12, 2009
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: A9

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This digital document is an article from Science News for Kids, published by Science Service, Inc. on June 11, 2008. The length of the article is 684 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Fakes in the museum.
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Science News for Kids (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 11, 2008
Publisher: Science Service, Inc.
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This greatly expanded edition of this work contains all the information parents, grandparents, teachers and scout leaders need to plan and enjoy Michigan excursions with children. There is comprehensive listing of museums, historic sites, science and nature exhibits and other events. ... Read more

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"The Kids Only" guide to the Natural History Museum, London has been designed especially for kids to enjoy at the Museum and at home. It is packed with fascinating facts and fun for all the family including puzzles, games and quizzes. The guide has been developed around themes that showcase all of the Museum galleries. Each theme is based on a question - what is a dinosaur? What is ecology? How old is the Earth? - that can be explored within the galleries. The book also goes beyond the galleries to explore behind the scenes at the Museum including what Museum scientists do, what's in the vast collections and why they are so useful. This fun, interactive guide incorporates the latest Museum map and can be dipped into as necessary, or used to follow a route through the galleries. It is complemented by the Museum website and will make the Museum more accessible to those unable to visit. ... Read more

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Your VIP Ticket to a Magical Family Vacation
At your fingertips is the ultimate family fun guide to Walt Disney World and Orlando's other great theme parks. Written by a kid-travel expert with the help of more than 300 families, the latest edition of this guide to all things fun in Orlando helps you and your family create a perfect touring plan. Now children, teens, and parents alike can see and do exactly what they want at Walt Disney World and surrounding attractions.

Inside you'll find:
·Ratings for restaurants and hotels and easy-to-read maps to parks and surrounding areas
·Favorite attractions for kids, preteens, and teens
·Time- and money-saving tips, insider secrets, and scare factors for every ride and venue
·Updates on Disney's FASTPASS system and helpful hints for avoiding crowds and lines
·And so much more!
"Must reading for everyone planning to bring their family."
—Katie Couric, NBC's Today Show ... Read more

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Very Helpful Book
This book was awesome and such a great help for our trip.The charts for each park that shows fear factor and height requirement was super helpful.We also bought the other unofficial guide to Disney and this one was by far the best.This one is easy to read and direct.The other book adds alot of unneeded jibberish.

Great Help!
This book puts the reader right on track.It answered questions I didn't realize I needed to ask.

Waste of $$$$
Waste of money for me.If you have never been to Disney before this book may be helpful to you.I have been several times with husband, friends, and adult family.We have our first trip coming up with our new family member - our 18mo little boy.The focus of this book is "with Kids".There was nothing of use to me in this book that anyone who has been to Disney even 1 time would not know already.Not much "kid specific" information.Disappointed.So if you've been to WDW before and are now taking your kids you should know everything in this book already.Good for 1st timers only.

This book saved us time and money $$
I bought this book looking for insight as we had never done Disney before and were going to be travelling with 4 children. What I found was a huge wealth of information and money saving tips. This book saved our sanity and wallets!

Don't Plan a Trip Without This Book
As a single Dad, I found this book to be invaluable.It was a quick read.I was able to plan everything before I left so that I could enjoy Disney World with my children while I was there.Buy it, read it and follow its advice! ... Read more

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grandma takes a ride
This is one of those must have items when you're facing a trip with your grandkids (that's TWO generations away from your own days on any wild ride) and I must say this guide to the park was enormously helpful even before we got there. Thanks a lot! Our trip was a huge success and Ms. Wiley's book gets a lot of the credit.

A must have if you're taking kids to Walt Disney World
I first read an earlier version of this book several years ago, and Kim's sound advice has stayed with me, several trips on.

If you want to learn which rides to stay away from with young children, and what the must sees are, this is the book to read.And don't ignore Kim's most important tip of all.If you're travelling to Disney World with children, make sure you take that afternoon nap.

Catherine Noble
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www.mywdwtrip.com

very helpful!
This is a really useful book, tons of tips, saved me a lot $$ and time. The most valuable thing I learn is to rent a multi-family vacation house with my friends, 16 people for $199 a day. We all enjoy the stay at a luxury emerald island resort. check this out: http://www.cyberrentals.com/index.cfm/property/126687

A Huge Help
I purchased this book as a guide to help plan a 5 day trip to WDW with my family.We just got back and let me tell you this book saved us a lot of waiting time for the rides, helped us know what to see and where and how to focus our energy.Ms. Wiley is right on the mark in her descriptions of the attractions and her tips about getting around the parks.The book was so helpful, I tore out the sections about each park and took it with us into the park.This version is missing info that wasn't available at the time of printing about some of the newer shows Disney has put in for its 50th anniversary celebration.The Cinderellabration show is wonderful especially if you have a princess lover in your family and the Wishes fireworks display over the castle in the Magic Kingdom.I would highly recommend this book even if you've been to WDW before.

Don't leave home without it.....
This book is a must read before and during your trip.It has great money saving ideas and is easy to understand.The scare factors are extremely useful if you have children under 10. ... Read more

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More interesting than I thought it would be
I got this book through the library.I thought it would be a very quick read, but I was pleasantly surprised.I remember Howdy Doody as a kid, but forget the exact years when I watched it.When HD first came on the air in NY television was in its infancy and added affililates as the years progressed.HD's demise was ultimately due to the Mickey Mouse show.

To read about the characters protrayed in the show was very interesting especially Buffalo Bob, Clarabell, and Princess Summerfall Winterspring.The author had a crush on the Princess.The Princess wasn't a choir girl by any means and had a mouth that would make a sailor blush.I vaguely remember the Princess and was of course way too young to appreciate her aesthetic values.She died at just 23 three days after completing the movie Jailhouse Rock with Elvis.

It was interesting to read about the Buffalo (as the author calls him).He was quite talented.The Buffalo had a severe heart attack at age 36 due to the stress of working three shows.He was most probably an alcoholic, as he owned a liquor store in Winchester County after he retired from the show.Later in his post Doody years the Buffalo split time between the sticks in upstate Maine near New Brunswick and Ft. Lauderdale, where he owned an apartment building.

If you watched the show as a kid, it is well worth your time to read the book.

Memories of Howdy Doody days.....
I would suggest anyone that watched the Howdy Doody show on tv purchase this book. The book brought back fond memories of the times of watching the show on particular saturday mornings. Couldn't put down the book once opened it up. It held my interest that I read the book completely through the first night.

This is THE book for Doodyville fans
It's THE definitive, honest look at the operation.A thorough trip through the show's run and the personalities involved.My only criticism, which pales in insignifcance, is that I would have liked a lot more photos.

One even less important event the author missed was the day the Princess Summerfallwinterspring puppet changed *poof* into a real person and was introduced to the whole Doodyville cast, including the cameramen.

Buffalo Bob had that rare ability to look through the camera, past the picture tube and right into your eyes.When I buy toothpaste, it's still Colgate.I think that ability comes through in this book.

I'm still ticked off that the Buffalo backtimed the show so well that we didn't know until Monday what he unveiled in front of the Peanut Gallery on Friday: There was a new circus.I complained to my mother about that and I'm still right.But in my later years as a broadcaster, I still marvel at how he timed it out right to the second.Bob Keeshan makes reference to that ability near the back of the book.

Everything that (and MORE than) you wanted to know!
Fun, factual and no-holds-barred. Not only does this book trace the history, creation, long run and bittersweet ending of the Howdy Doody Show but it goes into behind the scenes politics, personality problems, and sometimes adult-oriented rehearsals. There are lots of valentine-like books about this wonderful baby-boomer show (which still is FUNNY on videotape if you can get the right episodes!). But those usually gloss over the time the show fired most of its cast, the frustrations of some cast members, and the extent to which the show became a corporate money-machine for NBC. In the end it's demise had little to do with ratings or show quality but production costs. If you liked Howdy Doody, are interested in the show from a nostalgic standpoint, a show biz standpoint, a puppetry standpoint, or are simply interested in solid show biz history this is a CRUCIAL book since you won't find a lot of this info elswhere. Yes, it's lovingly written in parts...but it doesn't cover the warts. And it's a GREAT read!

Well worth the money!
Everything you ever wanted to know about the back stage activities of theHowdy Doody show.

Well written, entertaining and authoritative.Thisbook is a MUST if you want to know about the program. ... Read more

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This title is one in a series presenting four masterpieces by four immortal French impressionist painters.Each miniature book faithfully reproduces its title painting on the front cover, and is packaged in a handsome slipcase that doubles as a picture frame. The frame can stand up on a desk or tabletop or be hung on the wall to display the book cover?s striking painting. Each book?s interior discusses its title painting, describing the artist?s approach to his work, analyzing the picture?s fine points, and showing close-up details from the painting. A final two-page spread presents a timeline capsule biography that listssignificant events in the painter?s life. Edgar Degas loved the Paris Ballet, and Degas?The Dancer, shows and discusses an immortal painting that is typical of his very best work.It was painted in 1878 and now hangs in the Musée d?Orsay in Paris. ... Read more